Trade card for The Barn Bookshop, 36 Joy St., Boston, Mass., undated

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Ephemera

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GUSN-242591

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Ephemera collection
Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
Books
Booksellers
Books - Booksellers - Trade Cards - Folder 3
Trade card for The Barn Bookshop, 36 Joy St., Boston, Mass., undated
(current record)

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Ephemera collection
- Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
  - Books
    - Booksellers
      - Books - Booksellers - Trade Cards - Folder 3
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Description

The shop handles rare books, maps and Christmas cards. The image is signed "Doris Burdick."

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
bookstores
books
reading
holidays
Christmas
trade cards (advertising)

Physical Description

1 trade card : silhouette ; 5 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.013.03.03.011

Image Dimensions

5 1/2 x 3 1/2 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Gift of William Sumner Appleton, 1 December, 1926.

Places

Beacon Hill (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Material Type

trade cards (advertising)

Other People

Burdick, Doris, 1898-1981

Subjects

Booksellers and bookselling
Book industries and trade
Joy Street (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

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