Trade card for R. & J. Farquhar, growers, importers and dealers in reliable, tested seeds, etc., 19 South Market Street, Boston, Mass., undated

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Ephemera

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GUSN-241754

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Ephemera collection
Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
Agriculture
Seeds
Agriculture - Seeds - Folder 1
Trade card for R. & J. Farquhar, growers, importers and dealers in reliable, tested seeds, etc., 19 South Market Street, Boston, Mass., undated
(current record)

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Ephemera collection
- Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
  - Agriculture
    - Seeds
      - Agriculture - Seeds - Folder 1
        Business card for Paul A. Winter, with Sulton Sous, Royal Seed establishment, Reading, England, 1920-1940
        Business card for J. Winslow Jones, Winslow's world renowned green corn, Portland, Maine, undated
        Trade card for R. & J. Farquhar, growers, importers and dealers in reliable, tested seeds, etc., 19 South Market Street, Boston, Mass., undated (current record)
        Billhead for Curtis & Cobb, seed store and horticultural exchange, Colonnade Row, 161 Tremont Street, Boston, Mass., dated September 2, 1873
        Letter from Lancaster County Seed Company, Garden Spot Seeds, Paradise, Pennsylvania, undated
        Label, bulbs, Parker and Gannett, agricultural warehouse and seed store, 49 Market Street and 46 Merchants Row, Boston, Mass.
        Let us beautify your home, T.J. King Co., seedsmen, Richmond, Virginia
        Trade card for Crosman's Tomato Seeds, Crosman Bros., Rochester, New York
        Trade card, Vick's choice seeds,
        Billhead for Hezekiah Blanchard, dealer in seeds, no. 16 Long Wharf, Boston, Mass., 1857

Description

Flowers and papers with decorated borders advertise the R. & J. Farquhar business.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
bulbs (plants)
flowers (plants)
gardening
trade cards (advertising)

Physical Description

1 trade card : color illustration ; 5 1/4 x 3 1/4 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.002.05.01.003

Image Dimensions

5 1/4 x 3 1/4 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Material Type

trade cards (advertising)

Subjects

Seeds
Seed industry and trade
South Market Street (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

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