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Prosperity Postcard
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Postcard distributed by International Harvester Co. showing a color illustration of a a little man with a corn cob body, a shield in the shape of the International Harvester logo, and a spear made of a stalk of grain. The figure — named "Prosperity," or "Prospy" — appeared frequently in company advertising of the time. Below the fairy is a poem/letter which reads: "In me you see 'Prosperity,' The Farmer's own good fairy; I bear the emblem 'I.H.C.', That's why my smile's so merry, I come to teach new ways of thrift To better each condition - Liens, debts, and mortgages I lift; Your welfare is my mission." "Yours, Prosperity 'Prospy' for short" "P.S. If you've a friend who's far away Send on my postal card to-day - And if your friend will write to me I'll gladly mail my history."
1909
International Harvester Company
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International Harvester "Prospy" Advertising Poster
1909
Advertising poster showing a little man with a corn cob body, a shield in the shape of the International Harvester logo, and a spear made of a stalk of grain. The figure - named "Prosperity," or "P...
International Model E Truck with "Prospy"
1915
International Model E truck adorned with American flags, International Harvester pennants and a display of "Prosperity" or "Prospy" for short. "Prospy", the small statue atop the truck, has a body ...
International Model E Truck with "Prosperity" Display
1916
International Model E highwheeler truck adorned with American flags, advertising banners, and a statue of a sprite named "Prospy." "Prospy" was a little man with a corn cob body and a shield shaped...
The House of Liberty
circa 1964
Materials from the civil rights era, particularly around the 1960s.
NOW, Volume 1 Number, Meridian, Mississippi
1965
Newspaper Plans and Now, Vol. l, No. 1, 1965.
The house of liberty, by Joyce Brown, McComb Freedom School
1964 - 1965
Mississippi Freedom School materials, 1964-1965.
