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Trade card for The Wheelock Piano, manufactory, 149th Street near 3d Avenue, New York, New York, undated

Collection Type

  • Ephemera

GUSN

GUSN-264579

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Description

Wheelock has warerooms at 23 & 25 E. 14th Street, New York and 237 State Street, Chicago. The card verso is stamped with the following text "Herbert L. Eddy, dealer in pianos & organs, 283 Westminster Street, Providence, R.I." A young girl in a red hat does needlework in the image.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
music
musical instruments
pianos
organs (aerophones)
trade cards (advertising)

Physical Description

1 trade card ; 6 1/2 x 4 1/2 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.082.02.01.038

Image Dimensions

6 1/2 x 4 1/2 (HxW)(inches)

Places

New York City (New York state)
Providence (Providence county, Rhode Island)
Chicago (Cook county, Illinois)

Record Details

Material Type

trade cards (advertising)

Subjects

Westminster Street (Providence, R.I.)

Description Level

Item

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