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Trade card for The Halliday Historic Photograph Co., 687 Boylston Street, Boston, Mass., dated June 15, 1916

Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

1916-06-15

GUSN

GUSN-265509

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Description

The Company has relocated to Boylston Street. The card text reads "Photographs of historic New England buildings, persons, homes, furniture and furnishings." The name "C. Park Pressey" is on the card. The envelope with the card is addressed to William Sumner Appleton, Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities, 9 Ashburton Place, Boston, Massachusetts. The return address on the envelope is Young's Hotel, Boston, Massachusetts.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
photographers
trade cards (advertising)

Physical Description

1 trade card ; 3 x 5 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.089.01.02.012

Image Dimensions

3 x 5 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Halliday Historic Photograph Co. (Photographic studio)
Pressey, C. Park, Mr. (Photographer)

Material Type

trade cards (advertising)

Other People

Appleton, William Sumner, 1874-1947

Other Organizations

Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities

Subjects

Boylston Street (Boston, Mass.)
Ashburton Place (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

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