Trade card for the New England Mutual Life Insurance Company, Boston, Mass., 1949

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Collection Type

Ephemera

Date

1949

GUSN

GUSN-255436

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Ephemera collection
Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
Insurance
General
Insurance - General - Folder 3
Trade card for the New England Mutual Life Insurance Company, Boston, Mass., 1949
(current record)

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Ephemera collection
- Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
  - Insurance
    - General
      - Insurance - General - Folder 3
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Description

The bottom of the card reads "First Mutual Life Insurance Company chartered in America 1835." The building is seen on Boylston Street in the image. The card verso has a 1949 calendar. Sidney E. Allen is the insurance agent in Roanoke, Virginia.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
insurance
insurance agents
exterior views
commercial buildings
trade cards (advertising)

Physical Description

1 trade card : illustration ; 2 x 3 1/2 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.065.01.03.003

Image Dimensions

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

Credit Line

Purchased from Greg Smart, 2000.

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
Roanoke (Roanoke Indep. City, Virginia)

Record Details

Material Type

trade cards (advertising)

Other Organizations

New England Mutual Life Insurance Company

Subjects

Boylston Street (Boston, Mass.)
Clarendon Street (Boston, Mass.)
Copley Square (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

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