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Brochure for Almy, Bigelow & Washburn, Inc., department stores, 188 Essex Street, Salem, Cabot Street, Beverly, Pleasant Street, Gloucester, Mass., undated

Collection Type

  • Ephemera

GUSN

GUSN-246039

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Description

The front and back covers, when opened, create a view of Derby Wharf and the Custom House in Salem, Massachusetts at the time of Nathaniel Hawthorne. The inside of the brochure has a map with the store location in Salem. The business is described as "The leading store of the North Shore since 1858."

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
department stores
wharves
brochures

Physical Description

1 brochure : color illustration ; 5 x 3 1/4 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.031.01.06.023

Image Dimensions

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

Credit Line

Gift of the Misses Curtis, February 19, 1926.

Places

Salem (Essex county, Massachusetts)
Beverly (Essex county, Massachusetts)
Gloucester (Essex county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Material Type

brochures

Other People

Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864

Subjects

Essex Street (Salem, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

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