Trade card for Niagara Gloss Starch, Niagara Starch Works, Buffalo, New York, 1889

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Collection Type

Ephemera

Date

1889

GUSN

GUSN-256359

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Ephemera collection
Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
Laundries
General
Laundries - General - Folder 2
Trade card for Niagara Gloss Starch, Niagara Starch Works, Buffalo, New York, 1889
(current record)

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Ephemera collection
- Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
  - Laundries
    - General
      - Laundries - General - Folder 2
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Description

A young girl looks at images in a book in the card illustration.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
starch
washing (cleaning)
reading
children (people by age group)
girls
trade cards (advertising)

Physical Description

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

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.069.01.02.007

Image Dimensions

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

Credit Line

Purchased from Greg Smart, 2000.

Places

Buffalo (Erie county, New York state)

Record Details

Material Type

trade cards (advertising)

Subjects

Laundry

Description Level

Item

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