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).