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Billhead for S.S. Rich and Sons, undertakers, 162 Pearl Street, Portland, Maine, dated Nov. 27, 1917

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Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

1917-11-27

Location Note

Ephemera: Trade Cards and Advertisements: Funerals

GUSN

GUSN-195547

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Description

Billhead for the S.S. Rich and Son "practical embalmers." The printed bill is for the Estate of Annie H. Beckett and includes a casket, embalming services, moving services, and a funeral notice. The billhead is illustrated with a depiction of the Rich Building.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
undertakers
funerals
exterior views
commercial buildings
billheads
business records

Additional Identification Number

DigitalID 000658
AccessID 893
Other identifier HNEDID-000658

Physical Description

1 billhead : illustration

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.048.01.01.001

Date Notes

27 November 1917

Places

Portland (Cumberland county, Maine)

Record Details

Originator

Lakeside Press (Portland, Me.) (Printer)
S.S. Rich & Son (Portland, Me.)

Material Type

billheads
business records

Other People

Beckett, Annie H., d. 1917

Other Organizations

S.S. Rich & Son (Portland, Me.)

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Ephemera: Trade Cards and Advertisements: Funerals

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