{"id":7073735,"date":"2026-10-03T03:09:18","date_gmt":"2026-10-03T03:09:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7073735"},"modified":"2026-10-03T03:09:18","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T03:09:18","slug":"19th-century-stationery-nyc-department-of-records-information-services","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7073735","title":{"rendered":"19th Century Stationery \u2014 NYC Department of Records &#038; Information Services"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-sqsp-text-block-content=\"\">\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">Technically, the term letterhead did not appear until 1890. Before then, it was simply called \u201cletter paper.\u201d The rich illustrations depicted on the stationery corresponds with industrialization in America. By the 1860s, the images became more detailed and creative. It was a period when Americans could see their growing nation reflected in the artwork on their bills and correspondence.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">The primary role of these illustrations was publicity. The images show busy factories, bustling street corners, and bold bank buildings. Government agency and department correspondence visually conveys the nature of their responsibilities.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">While the content of the letters in the Early Mayors\u2019 collection might be standard government business, the stationery offers a delight for the eye and creates a window into the business and government culture of a time gone by. For more examples, readers are also invited to review two<em> For the Record<\/em> articles published in 2020:\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archives.nyc\/blog\/2020\/9\/18\/4spdr7erugji5qehg77hpme4z5zucq\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration:underline\">The Transcription Project, Early Mayors\u2019 Collection<\/span><\/a>\u00a0and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archives.nyc\/blog\/2020\/10\/16\/early-mayors-collection-part-2\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration:underline\">Early Mayors Collection Part 2<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Technically, the term letterhead did not appear until 1890. Before then, it was simply called \u201cletter paper.\u201d The rich illustrations depicted on the stationery corresponds with industrialization in America. By the 1860s, the images became more detailed and creative. 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