Trade card for Preble House, C.H. Adams, Portland, Maine, ca. 1865

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Collection Type

Ephemera

Date

ca. 1865

GUSN

GUSN-251834

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Ephemera collection
Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
Hotels and taverns
General
Hotels and taverns - General - Folder 1
Trade card for Preble House, C.H. Adams, Portland, Maine, ca. 1865
(current record)

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Ephemera collection
- Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
  - Hotels and taverns
    - General
      - Hotels and taverns - General - Folder 1
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        Brochure for New England Tours by the New England Hotel Association, New England, 1935

Description

The verso has "c.1865" handwritten on it.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
hotels (public accommodations)
exterior views
trade cards (advertising)

Physical Description

1 trade card ; 3 1/2 x 5 1/4 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.062.01.01.006

Image Dimensions

3 1/2 x 5 1/4 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Portland (Cumberland county, Maine)

Record Details

Material Type

trade cards (advertising)

Subjects

Tourists

Description Level

Item

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