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Barnum's Animals
Publisher
National Biscuit Co. (New York, N.Y.)
Keyterm
Baked Goods
Brand
Nabisco
Copyright Holder
National Biscuit Co.
Language
English
Donor
Sliker, Shirley Brocker
Filename
msuspcsbs_nabi_uneedabake48
Citation
Barnum's Animals. The Alan and Shirley Brocker Sliker Collection, MSS 314, Special Collections, Michigan State University Libraries. Available at https://lib.msu.edu/sliker/object/8647
Copyright
Permission is granted from the copyright owner/holder.
Publication Date
1950 (ca.)
Description
The front of the trade card features a drawn colored illustration of animals escaping a red, white, and yellow box of animal crackers. The title "Barnum's Animals" is written in red lettering in the top left corner. At the bottom, National Biscuit Company is listed in green and white lettering. The back of the trade card contains a recipe for Prune Shortcake. The recipe entails directions on how to prepare the dish written in blue lettering.