Invitation for A. Shuman & Company, wholesale and retail clothiers, 440 Washington Street, Boston, Mass., September 29, 1880

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Collection Type

Ephemera

Date

1880-09-29

GUSN

GUSN-244203

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Ephemera collection
Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
Clothing
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Clothing - General - Folder 2
Invitation for A. Shuman & Company, wholesale and retail clothiers, 440 Washington Street, Boston, Mass., September 29, 1880
(current record)

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Ephemera collection
- Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
  - Clothing
    - General
      - Clothing - General - Folder 2
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        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
        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 (current record)
        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 card image is a facsimile of Shuman's historical plate "showing costumes from the 1st century to present date" entitled "Grand Panorama Historique de la Mode." The card verso is an invitation for a grand re-opening to take place on October 2, 1880. The new store features are described in detail.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
clothing
clothing stores
children (people by age group)
men (male humans)
costume (mode of fashion)
invitations

Physical Description

1 invitation : illustrations ; 9 x 5 3/4 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.023.01.02.007

Image Dimensions

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

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Material Type

invitations

Subjects

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

Description Level

Item

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