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Chokoladenmädchen, Walter Baker & Co., Ltd., 45 Broad Street, Dorchester, Mass., undated

Collection Type

  • Photography

GUSN

GUSN-246984

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Description

The Walter Baker Chocolate and Cocoa Works factory, established in 1780, is located in Dorchester with the executive offices on 45 Broad Street in Boston, Massachusetts. The card verso lists Boston historical sites.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
food
women (female humans)
postcards

Physical Description

1 postcard : color illustration ; 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.045.01.03.024

Image Dimensions

3 1/2 x 5 1/2 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss F.L. Curtis, 26 December 1922.

Places

Dorchester (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Walter Baker & Co. (Publisher)
Liotard, Jean-Etienne, 1702-1789 (Artist)

Material Type

postcards

Subjects

Baking
Chocolate
Cocoa
Broad Street (Boston, Mass.)
Chocolate drinks
Beverages

Description Level

Item

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