Trade card for the New England Telephone & Telegraph Co., American Telephone & Telegraph Co., location unknown, undated

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Collection Type

Ephemera

GUSN

GUSN-245292

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Ephemera collection
Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
Communication devices
Telephones/telegraphs
Communication devices - Telephones - Folder 1
Trade card for the New England Telephone & Telegraph Co., American Telephone & Telegraph Co., location unknown, undated
(current record)

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Ephemera collection
- Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
  - Communication devices
    - Telephones/telegraphs
      - Communication devices - Telephones - Folder 1
        Trade card for the New England Telephone & Telegraph Co., American Telephone & Telegraph Co., location unknown, undated (current record)

Description

The card reads "The connectng link between the traveler and his home" and "Every Bell Telephone is a long distance station."

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
communication (function)
telephones
families
children (people by age group)
trade cards (advertising)

Physical Description

1 trade card : color illustration ; 3 1/4 x 6 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.025.03.01.001

Image Dimensions

3 1/4 x 56 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Gift of the Estate of F.S. Stevenson, 28 August, 1922.

Record Details

Material Type

trade cards (advertising)

Description Level

Item

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