This exhibit is an advertising card from the court case Napoleon Sarony vs. The Burrow-Giles Lithographic Company.
The case was a copyright infringement suit centered around an image of Oscar Wilde.
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This exhibit is an advertising card from the court case Napoleon Sarony vs. The Burrow-Giles Lithographic Company.
The case was a copyright infringement suit centered around an image of Oscar Wilde.
This primary source comes from the Records of District Courts of the United States.
National Archives Identifier: 201944784
Full Citation: Exhibit B, Advertising Card with Image of Oscar Wilde; 4/14/1883; Napoleon Sarony vs. The Burrow-Giles Lithographic Co.; Law Case Files, 1790–1912; Records of District Courts of the United States, Record Group 21; National Archives at New York City, New York, NY. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/advertising-card-oscar-wilde/, July 13, 2026]
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