Trade card for J.F. Shea, florist and gardener, 751 Centre Street, Jamaica Plain, Mass., 1920-1940

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Collection Type

Ephemera

Date

1920-1940

GUSN

GUSN-246590

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Ephemera collection
Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
Flowers and florists
General
Flowers and florists - General - Folder 1
Trade card for J.F. Shea, florist and gardener, 751 Centre Street, Jamaica Plain, Mass., 1920-1940
(current record)

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Ephemera collection
- Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
  - Flowers and florists
    - General
      - Flowers and florists - General - Folder 1
        Trade card for Fenton the Florist, flowers for all occasions, landscape contractors, 379A Centre Street, Hyde Square, Jamaica Plain, Boston, Mass., 1920-1940
        Trade card for J.F. Shea, florist and gardener, 751 Centre Street, Jamaica Plain, Mass., 1920-1940 (current record)
        Business card for the William W. Edgar Co., florists, Waverley, Mass., 1920-1940
        Trade card for Arthur Mikels, florist, 159A Massachusetts Avenue, Boston, Mass., 1920-1940
        Trade card for Fenton the Florist, weddings, funerals, palms, 358 Centre Street, Jamaica Plain, Mass., 1920-1940
        Trade card for Francis X. Fenton & Co., landscape contractors, 92 Rockland Street, West Roxbury, Mass., 1920-1940
        Trade card for Belmont Gardens, gardenia specialists, 170 Brighton Street, Belmont, Mass., 1920-1940
        Leon D. Latham, Jr., producer of and dealer in Spencer Sweet Peas, Milton, Vermont, 1920-1940
        Envelope for the Wax Brothers, florists, 44 Temple Place, Boston, Mass., March 19, 1924
        Trade card for the Steiert Brothers, florists, 3070 Washington Street, Egleston Square, Boston, undated
        Envelope for F.E. Palmer, Inc., florist, Brookline, Mass., undated
        Trade card for Henry R. Comley, florist, Six Park Street, Boston, Mass., undated
        Trade card for Penn the Florist, 124 Tremont Street, Boston, Mass., February, 1923
        Billhead for William Doogue, Dr., florist, 849 Washington Street, Boston, Mass., dated April 22, 1876
        Billhead for William E. Doyle, Dr., florist, 43 Tremont Street and under Hotel Vendome, Boston, Mass., dated February 1, 1888
        Handbill for Charles A. Hastings, French and American flowers, buds, 13 Milk Street, opposite Old South, Boston, Mass., March 1, 1865
        Billhead for J. Newman & Sons, florists, 51 Tremont Street, Boston, Mass., dated June 13, 1894
        Trade card for Mahoney's, Rocky Ledge Greenhouses & Florist Shop, 210-242 Cambridge Street, Route 3, Winchester, Mass., 1958
        By Jove, it's St. Valentine's Day, Penn the Florist, 124 Tremont Streetm, Boston, Mass.

Description

Shea provides flowers and floral designs for every occasion. The card has "ca. 1920-1940" handwritten on the verso.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
flowers (plants)
florist shops
trade cards (advertising)

Physical Description

2 trade cards ; 2 x 3 1/2 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.044.01.01.002

Image Dimensions

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

Credit Line

Gift of City of Boston Archive, 10-07-2002.

Places

Jamaica Plain (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Material Type

trade cards (advertising)

Subjects

Centre Street (Jamaica Plain, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

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