Billhead for Bent & Bush, hats, caps, furs, umbrellas, corner of Court and Washington Streets, Boston, Mass., dated January 6, 1859

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Collection Type

Ephemera

Date

1859-01-06

GUSN

GUSN-244395

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Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
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Clothing - Hats - Folder 1
Billhead for Bent & Bush, hats, caps, furs, umbrellas, corner of Court and Washington Streets, Boston, Mass., dated January 6, 1859
(current record)

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Ephemera collection
- Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
  - Clothing
    - Hats
      - Clothing - Hats - Folder 1
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        Hats of his own, location unkown, 1829
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        Advertisement for hats made and sold by Peter Jones, Charlestown, Mass., 1805
        Trade card for Ryder, Crocker & Co., practical hatters, 497 Washington Street, Boston, Mass., ca. 1847
        Trade card for A.N. Cook & Co., hats, caps and fancy furs, Nos.15 and 17 Court Street, Boston, Mass., undated
        Advertisement for fashionable hat, location unknown, 1840
        Advertisement for new hat store, Nahum Stone, Charles Dallenger, corner of Union and Blackstone Streets, Boston, Mass., June 11, 1837
        Trade card for Alland's, milliners and ladies hatters, J. Alland & Bro., Inc., 126-A Tremont Street opposite Park Street, Boston, Mass., undated
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        Billhead for Bent & Bush, hats, caps, furs, umbrellas, corner of Court and Washington Streets, Boston, Mass., dated January 6, 1859 (current record)
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        Billhead for Hart, Taylor & Co., hats, caps, furs, and straw goods, Nos.36, 38 & 40 Chauncy Street, Boston, Mass., dated November 7, 1870
        Billhead for Greenough, Cook & Co., importers, manufacturers & jobbers of hats, caps & furs, 50 Congress Street, Boston, Mass., dated April 28, 1854

Description

On the building image it reads "Bent & Bush Hat Warehouse." The store also carries military caps, swords and epaulettes.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
clothing
hatters
furriers
clothing stores
men (male humans)
exterior views
commercial buildings
billheads

Physical Description

1 billhead : illustration ; 3 x 8 1/4 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.023.04.01.013

Image Dimensions

3 x 8 1/4 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Mary E. Haven, 26 May, 1919.

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Material Type

billheads

Subjects

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

Description Level

Item

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