I wonder where my relative bought these playing cards?
Could it have been a souvenir shop in Boston around 1910 or so?
These cards are from a relative on my dad’s side of the family. They were all New Englanders, but somewhere along the way someone must have purchased this deck in or around Boston.
The cards depict different scenes of ‘historic Boston and vicinity.’
The Ace of Spades shows Symphony Hall. And what’s interesting is the famed concert hall was built in 1900. So if we date this deck of cards between 1901 and 1910, then Symphony Hall was less than a decade old.
This deck was published by the Chisholm Bros. company based in Portland, Maine.
They printed souvenir decks like this for many historical places and cities.