Bouassee Lebel, Paris (c. 1880's-1930's)
L. Turgis, Paris, France (c. 1880's-1900's)
Verlag von Carl Mayer, Nurnberg, Germany (c. 1880-1900's)
Verlag von Serz, Nurnberg, Germany (c. 1890's-1900's)
Kuhlen & Gladbach, Germany (c. 1890's-1900's)
P.A. Kemper, Dayton OH (c. 1900's)
Bouassee Jeune, Paris (c. 1900's)
Bertarelli, Milano (1896 -1930's)
*merged with Santa Lega Eucaristica in the 30ties.
SLE was bombed and destroyed by the Americans in 1943.
Boumard Fils, Paris, France (c. 1910's-30's)
Scuola Beato Angelico, Milan, Italy (c. 1930's-1970's) ** trademark looks like a fish
RHM (Roberto Hoesch-Milano), Italy (c. 1930's)
Kunsteverlag Beuron, Germany (c. 1930's)
GBB, Belgium
D.S. Co. (Diedrich Schaeffer), Germany
NB or NG (N.G. Basevi), Italy & USA (c. 1929)
M.H.W. Co.(M.H. Wiltzius), Milwaukee, WI
W.J.H. Co. or WH Litho (William J. Hirtin) NYC (1920's-40's)
Isola Art of NY, publisher, (circa 1930s, 1940s)
Solace Art Co., Brooklyn, NY (c. 1930's-50's)
Edward O'toole, NY
Barton-Cotton, Baltimore, MD (c. 1940's-60's)
Jeffries & Manz, Philadelphia, PA (c. 1950's-present)
Berliner & McGinnis, Nevada City, CA (c. 1960's)
St. Leo Shop, Newport, RI (c. 1960's-70's)
DSP (Daughters of St. Paul), Boston, MA (c. 1950's-70's)
KG Co. (Krause, Gromer & Co.), Germany
AR (Reproducta), Italy & USA (1930's-present)
Favia-Bari, Italy (c. 1960's-present)
Fratelli Bonella, Italy (c. 1930's-present)
J.B. & Co. (John Brandi), USA (1970's-present)
Bridge Building Images, Burlington, VT (1986-present)
Roman Inc. & Allegiance Advantage, NYC - Saint G'lore (1990-1992)
Blue Cloud Abbey, Marvin, SD - Ade Bethune (1990-present)
Aziriah, Boca Raton, FL - Holy Traders (1994-present)
Ivie & Associates, Davenport IA - Heavenly Saints (1996-present)
Publishers of Bible Cards
1890 - Present:
Providence Litho. Co., Providence, RI (c. 1893- evolved from Harris & Jones)
W.A. Wilde & Co., Boston, MA (c. 1885-1916?)
Joseph Lauber (c. 1897)
Standard Publishing Co., Cincinnati, OH (c. 1890-present)
RE-ED Inc. (1989)
Jamison Services, West Plains, MO (1993)
Youth Life Creations, Muncie, IN - Ancient Heroes (1994-present)
Northwestern Products, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (1996)
Creative Communications for Parishes, St. Louis, MO (1996-present)
Publishers of Harris, Jones/Providence Lithographs - In Order of First Publishing Dates
Lithography by Harris & Jones from 1889-1896; Providence Litho Co. from April, 1896 on.
Little Pilgrim Lesson Pictures (LPILP) - Congregational Sunday-School And Publishing Society, Boston & Chicago (1889-?); Little Pilgrim Press, NY & Chicago (1905-1915?)
Berean Lesson Pictures (BLP) - Hunt & Eaton, NY; Cranston & Stowe, Cincinnati, OH (1889-March 1893); Hunt & Eaton, NY; Cranston & Curtis, Cincinnati, OH (April 1893- 1897); Eaton & Mains, NY; Curtis & Jennings, Cincinnati, OH (1897-1901?); Eaton & Mains, NY; Jennings & Pye, Cincinnati, OH (1901-1904); Eaton & Mains, NY; Jennings & Grahm, Cincinnati, OH (1905-1912); Methodist Book Concern, Cincinnati, OH; NY (1913-1927?); Methodist Book Concern, Nashville, TN (1927?-1941?)
Little Bible Lesson Pictures (LBLP) - Harris, Jones & Co. Providence, RI (1889-1946?)
Evangelical Lesson Cards (ELC) - Thomas & Mattil, Cleveland, OH (1889?-1902); Mattil & Lamb, Cleveland, OH (1902-1904); J.H. Lamb, Cleveland, OH (1904-1909?)
Bible School Picture Card (BSPC) - Methodist Protestant Board of Publication, Pittsburgh, PA (1898?-1920?)
Little People's Lesson Pictures (LPELP) - The American Sunday-School Union, Philadelphia & NY (1896-1916); Union Lesson Pictures (ULP), Philadelphia, PA (1917-1959?)
Kleine Lehrbilder aus der Bibel (KLB) - (1892?-1911?) Vol. 6 (1900), Vol. 16 (1908), Vol. 17 (1909), Vol. 23 (1911)
Pictorial Bible Lessons (PBL) - Presbyterian Committee of Publication, Richmond, VA (1893- 1932?)
Bible Pictures For Our Little Ones (BPFOLO) - United Brethren Publishing House, Dayton, OH (1889-1924?), W.J. Shuey, Agent Publisher (1889-1897)
Picture & Question (PQ) - American Baptist Publication Society, Philadelphia, PA (1894-?)
Picture Lessons (PL) - American Baptist Publication Society, Philadelphia, PA (1895?-1945?)
Christian Picture Lessons (CPL) - Christian Publishing Co., St. Louis, MO (1896-1903?)
Olivet Picture Cards (OPC) - Publishing House of The Methodist Episcopal Church, South; Nashville, TN (1897?-1932?)
Heidelberg Picture Card (HPC) - Sunday School Board of the Reformed Church In United States, Philadelphia, PA (1898?-1917?)
Our Bible Lesson Cards (OBLC) - C.P. Publishing House, Nashville, TN (1899-1906?)
Our Scripture Picture Cards (OSPC) - C.P. Publishing House, Nashville, TN (1901?-1905); The Christian Publishing Association, Dayton, OH (1906-1925?)
Westminster Lesson Cards (WLC) - Presbyterian Board of Publication and Sabbath School Work, Philadelphia, PA (1902-1928?)
Bible Teacher Lesson Card (BTLC) - United Presbyterian Board of Publication, Pittsburgh, PA (1906-1909?)
Light And Life Lesson Pictures (LLLP) W.B. Rose, Chicago, IL (1908-1916?)
Group Little Bible Lesson Pictures (GLBLP) - Harris, Jones & Co., Providence, RI (1915?-1945?), Primary Bible Lesson Cards (PBLC) Religious Press, Providence, RI (1946-1947?)
Picture Talks For Little Ones (PTFLO) - Union Gospel Press, Cleveland, OH (1916?-1938); Our Bible Picture Talks (OBPT) - Gospel Union Press, Cleveland, OH (1938-1954?)
Acme Picture Lesson Cards (APLC) - Free Will Baptist Press, Ayden, NC (1919?-1953?)
Picture Lessons for Our Little Ones (PLFOLO) - Gospel Trumpet Co., Anderson, IN (1922?-1929?)
Bible Picture Card (BPC) - The Methodist Publishing House, Pierce & Washabaugh, Nashville, TN (1942?-1960?)
Lesson Picture Cards (LPC) -(1895?-1931?)
Primary Lesson Picture Card (PLPC) - (1935-1936?)
Beginners Lesson Picture Card (BLPC) - (1904-1936?)
Sunday School Lesson Picture Cards (SSLPC) - Mennonite Publishing House, Scottdale, PA (1907?-1923?)
Bible Picture Cards (BPCs) - (1942?-1959?)
Picture Lessons (PL) - American Baptist Publication Society, Philadelphia, PA (1881?-1893?)
Picture Lesson Cards (PLCs) -The Sunday School Board of Southern Baptist Convention (1914?-1931?)
Bible Teacher Lesson Card (BTLC) - United Presbyterian Board of Publication, Pittsburgh, PA (1881?-1905) (1910?-1927?)
Little One's Quarterly (LOQ) - W.A. Wilde & Co., Boston, MA (1885?-1916?)
Westminster Lesson Card (WLC) - Presbyterian Board of Publication and Sabbath School Work, Philadelphia, PA (1894-1901)
Picture And Question (PAQ) - American Baptist Publication Society, Philadelphia, PA (1894?-1895?)
Reformed Lesson Card (RLC) - Board of Publication, Reformed Church In America (Jos. Lauber, Litho.) (1897 only)
Standard Primary Quarterly (SPQ) - Standard Publishing Co., Cincinnati, OH (1899?-1916?); Standard Picture Lesson Card (SPLC) - (1916?-1933?)
Sunrays (S) - The General Council Publication House, Philadelphia, PA (1900?-1919?) Sonnenfrahlen (Sg) - (1900?-1918?)
Illustrated Text Cards (ITC) - David C. Cook & Swedish Sunday School Society (1905?-1915)
Concordia Primary Leaflets (CPL) - Concordia Publishing House, St. Louis, MO (1910-1917?); Concordia Sunday School Lessons (CSSL) - (1921?-?)
Bible Story Lesson Pictures (BSLP) - Eden Publishing House, St. Louis, MO (1915?-1917?)
Old Testament Picture Lesson Picture Cards (OTPLC) - Augsburg Publishing House, Minneapolis, MN
Tiny Tots' Bible Pictures (TTBP) - Concoridia Publishing House, St. Louis, MO
Gospel Lesson Pictures (GLP) - Gospel Advocate Co. (1927?-1948?)
Picture Lesson Cards (PLCg) - Gospel Publishing House, Springfield, MO (1939-1941?); Primary Picture Cards (?1952-?)
Beginners' Lesson Pictures (BLP2) - Methodist Publishing House, Nashville, TN (1942 - ?)
Higley Picture Lesson Cards (HPLC) - Lambert Huffman Publishers, Winona
Lake, IN (1952?-1963?)
Copyright 2002 - Brent Devitt, Beavercreek, OH