Postcard for Curran & Burton, Mason Building, 70 Kilby Street, Boston, Mass., dated January 31, 1895

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1895-01-31

GUSN

GUSN-249739

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Ephemera collection
Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
Fuel
Coal and wood
Fuel - Coal and wood - Folder 1
Postcard for Curran & Burton, Mason Building, 70 Kilby Street, Boston, Mass., dated January 31, 1895
(current record)

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Ephemera collection
- Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
  - Fuel
    - Coal and wood
      - Fuel - Coal and wood - Folder 1
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        Handbill for Chase's Coal Hole Protector, Chase Brothers, No. 383 Washington Street, Boston, Mass., dated October 11, 1855
        Billhead for J.B. Young, hard & soft coal and wood for family use, office, 78 Warren Street, junction of Harrison Ave, wharf, Federal Street, Boston Highlands, Mass., dated May 26, 1879
        My cosy New England home, New England Coal & Coke Company, 111 Devonshire Street, Boston, Mass., undated

Description

On the postcard verso a customer asks for a coal price quote.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
fuel
postcards

Physical Description

1 postcard ; 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.047.01.01.005

Image Dimensions

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

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. Lucille Luskin, September 15, 1992.

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Material Type

postcards

Subjects

Kilby Street (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

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