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Postcard for The Cummings Company, 406 Washington Street, Boston, Mass., dated July 2, 1907

Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1907-07-02

GUSN

GUSN-245033

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Description

The image is captioned "State Capitol, Boston. Statue of General Joe Hooker in foreground." The card verso advertises "Worth Cushion Sole Shoes for men and women" made by The Cummings Company. Cummings was established in 1852.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
clothing
shoes (footwear)
men (male humans)
women (female humans)
generals
statues
exterior views
capitols
postcards

Physical Description

1 postcard : illustration ; 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.023.07.06.039

Image Dimensions

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

Credit Line

Gift of Greg Smart, 1997.

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Material Type

postcards

Other People

Hooker, Joseph, 1814-1879

Subjects

Washington Street (Boston, Mass.)
Beacon Street (Boston, Mass.)
Bowdoin Street (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

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