Trade card for Aunt Abbie's Caramels, Fruit Candies and Old Fashion Molasses Candy, No. 574 Washington Street, Boston, Mass., undated

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Food enterprises - Confectioneries - Folder 2
Trade card for Aunt Abbie's Caramels, Fruit Candies and Old Fashion Molasses Candy, No. 574 Washington Street, Boston, Mass., undated
(current record)

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Ephemera collection
- Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
  - Food enterprises
    - Confectioneries
      - Food enterprises - Confectioneries - Folder 2
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Description

This trade card imagery employs racial stereotypes.

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The store advertises hot coffee, tea and lemonade for customers. A woman plays a musical instrument in the image.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
food
confectioners (candymakers)
candy
kimonos
musical instruments
trade cards (advertising)

Physical Description

1 trade card ; 5 x 3 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.046.03.02.002

Image Dimensions

5 x 3 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Purchased from Greg Smart, 2007.

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Material Type

trade cards (advertising)

Subjects

Washington Street (Boston, Mass.)
Woman
Japanese
Stereotypes (Social psychology)
Advertisement

Description Level

Item

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