Category
General Antiques and Collectibles
Medium
Paper
Distinguishing marks
Stamp for seal
Date Period
1890's
Long Description
Winters Art Litho Co 1891Â
The Midwinter Fair and Pacific Coast
San Francisco // Chicago
I am able to find info on a different set of cards from this fair, but nothing about these. Â They are mentioned in various papers, etc-But no value mentioned that I can see. Thanks in advance!
For Sale?
No
Re: Winters Art Litho Co Worlds Fair Playing Cards 1893
 San Francisco Mid-Winter Exposition, 1884. This particular deck of "Midwinter Fair and Pacific Coast Playing Cards" was manufactured by The Winters Art Litho Co., San Francisco/Chicago in 1891; they have an enamel finish. In addition to illustrations of the Mid-Winter Expo, the cards depict scenes from the Pacific Coast, from Washington State to Los Angeles. Bay Area scenes include San Francisco's Chinatown, Golden Gate Park and Alcatraz. The deck includes a card of the University of California or, as the card reads: California State University Berkeley. By the time Schweitzer graduated from the University of California in 1907, the campus he walked would have looked significantly different than the one depicted here as the 10 of clubs.
http://blogs.lib.berkeley.edu/bancsurvey.php/title_39