{"value"=>"<p>This subseries contains examples of miscellaneous commercial documents and other materials printed by Bowne & Co. from 1852 until c1993. The 19th century printings include a naturalization document (1852), a report (1854) of the Pennsylvania Coal Co., stock certificates of insurance companies in New York City, by-laws (1858) of the Independent Base Ball Club, checks on The Ocean National Bank, and a charter (1860) of the Security Life Insurance and Annuity Co. Included in the examples of 20th century printings are annual reports of business and other organizations; commercial advertisements, envelopes, calendars, prospectuses and stock offerings, New York Tercentary brochures, monographs, and reprints of historical documents.</p>"}