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Trade card for "Mellin's Food for infants and invalids", The Doliber-Goodale Co., 41 Central Wharf, Boston, Mass., undated

Collection Type

  • Ephemera

GUSN

GUSN-259430

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Description

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The infant's eyes open when holding the card up to the light.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
people in health and medicine
food
infants
children (people by age group)
adults
trade cards (advertising)

Physical Description

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

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.076.01.05.041

Image Dimensions

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

Credit Line

Purchased from Greg Smart, 2007.

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Material Type

trade cards (advertising)

Subjects

Patent medicines
Drugs
Central Wharf (Boston, Mass.)
Children
People with disabilities
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Variant Title

Hold to the Light

Description Level

Item

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