Envelope for R.H. White & Co., clothing, 518 to 536 Washington Street, Boston, Mass., undated

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GUSN-244196

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Ephemera collection
Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
Clothing
General
Clothing - General - Folder 2
Envelope for R.H. White & Co., clothing, 518 to 536 Washington Street, Boston, Mass., undated
(current record)

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Ephemera collection
- Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
  - Clothing
    - General
      - Clothing - General - Folder 2
        Advertisement for L.D. Boise & Co., clothing, 154 Washington Street, Boston, Mass., ca.1863
        Advertisement for John Gove & Co., clothing, cloths, and furnishing goods, Nos. 28, 30, 32, 34, and 36 Merchants' Row and 1 Market Square, Boston, Mass., ca.1854
        Label for Coes & Stodder, men's shoes, 10 to 14 School Street, Boston, Mass., October 25, 1923
        Envelope for R.H. White & Co., clothing, 518 to 536 Washington Street, Boston, Mass., undated (current record)
        Trade card for Continental Clothing House, clothing and furnishing goods, 744, 746, 748 & 750 Washington Street, Boston, Mass., 1877
        Trade card for Continental Clothing House, clothing and furnishing goods, 744, 746, 748 & 750 Washington Street, Boston, Mass., 1877
        Invitation for A. Shuman & Company, wholesale and retail clothiers, 440 Washington Street, Boston, Mass., September 29, 1880
        Spring and summer, 1876, L.P. Hollander & Co., 494 Washington Street, Boston, Mass., 1876
        Trade card for the Old South Clothing House, opposite the Old South Church, 315 and 317 Washington Street, Boston, Mass., undated
        Advertisement, Pond's Clothing Store, 10 & 12 Washington Street, Boston, Mass.
        John Gove & Co.'s clothing circular for the spring and summer of 1854, Nos. 28, 30, 32, 34, & 36 Merchants Row & No. 1 Market Square, Boston, Mass.

Description

The envelope has a store image and advertises Trefousse Kid Gloves. The receipt, inside the envelope, has a notice on the verso asking customers to report the "inattention or incivility" of White employees.

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Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
clothing
clothing stores
gloves
receipts (financial records)
exterior views
commercial buildings
envelopes

Physical Description

1 envelope : illustration ; 7 1/2 x 4 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.023.01.02.004

Image Dimensions

7 1/2 x 4 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Material Type

envelopes

Subjects

Washington Street (Boston, Mass.)
West Street (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

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