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Trade card for R.H. White & Co., Boston, Mass., ca. 1892

Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

ca. 1892

GUSN

GUSN-245922

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Description

A little girl, wearing an apron, extends an envelope to an unseen person. The handwritten note on the card verso mentions "late 1892."

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
stores
girls
trade cards (advertising)

Physical Description

1 trade card ; color illustration ; 2 1/2 x 4 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.031.01.03.014

Image Dimensions

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

Credit Line

Gift of Helen Grady, March 26, 1985.

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Material Type

trade cards (advertising)

Description Level

Item

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