{"product_id":"st-paul-minnesota-1898-john-b-kolburn-prairie-hardwood-letterhead-8-5-x-11","title":"St Paul Minnesota 1898 John B Kolburn Prairie Hardwood Letterhead 8.5 x 11","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"206\" data-end=\"414\"\u003eThis 1898 letterhead from St. Paul, Minnesota documents correspondence issued by John B. Kolburn, a dealer in prairie and hardwood timber lands during a period of active land development in the Upper Midwest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"416\" data-end=\"814\"\u003eLate nineteenth-century Minnesota saw significant activity in land speculation, timber acquisition, and agricultural expansion, with firms promoting prairie and hardwood tracts to investors and settlers. Business stationery from this era often functioned as both communication and advertisement, highlighting specialties such as improved farms and timber resources tied to regional economic growth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"816\" data-end=\"1270\"\u003eThe letterhead features a decorative red printed header with Kolburn’s name and office location in the Commercial Bank Building, alongside a side panel emphasizing prairie and hardwood timber lands and improved farms. The typed body text outlines business matters related to land dealings, with a handwritten signature at the conclusion. The clean layout and bold typography reflect standard professional stationery design of the late nineteenth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1272\" data-end=\"1561\"\u003eThe item shown in the listing is the exact item the collector will receive. We have tens of thousands of items to choose from. Shipping will always be combined (or refunded) to save you as much money as possible. Please contact us with any questions, or visit our store page for specifics.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Everything Ephemera","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52978854625464,"sku":"20251221","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0939\/8740\/6008\/files\/57_105c2acd-9b61-47c1-a8b6-9cea57ca60c6.jpg?v=1773001955","url":"https:\/\/everythingephemera.com\/products\/st-paul-minnesota-1898-john-b-kolburn-prairie-hardwood-letterhead-8-5-x-11","provider":"Everything Ephemera","version":"1.0","type":"link"}