D. B. Landis, 1883
What looks like a calling card for D. B. Landis on the front (above) turns out to be an advertising trade card on the back (see below).
David Bachman Landis (1862-1940) operated Pluck Art Printery, a letterpress print shop in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, but he started out as a printer in his hometown of Landisville, which is located about eight miles from Lancaster.
For the other side of this card, see The Village Vigil, Landisville, Pa., 1883 (below).
D. B. Landis, 1883
What looks like a calling card for D. B. Landis on the front (above) turns out to be an advertising trade card on the back (see below).
David Bachman Landis (1862-1940) operated Pluck Art Printery, a letterpress print shop in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, but he started out as a printer in his hometown of Landisville, which is located about eight miles from Lancaster.
For the other side of this card, see The Village Vigil, Landisville, Pa., 1883 (below).