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Trade card for Hogg, Brown & Taylor, dry goods, 477 to 481 Washington Street, Boston, Mass., ca. 1880

Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

ca. 1880

GUSN

GUSN-245974

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Description

Two costumed children are placed inside of a fan in the image. The year "c. 1880" is handwritten on the card verso.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
stores
children (people by age group)
fans (costume accessories)
trade cards (advertising)

Physical Description

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

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.031.01.04.017

Image Dimensions

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

Credit Line

Gift of William Sumner Appleton, February 28, 1927.

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Material Type

trade cards (advertising)

Subjects

Dry-goods
Washington Street (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

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