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Superior quality clothing, spring and summer 1913, A. Shuman & Company, 440 Washington Street corner Summer, Boston, Mass.

Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

1913

Location Note

Product catalogues: Clothing, jewelry, and gifts: Clothing

GUSN

GUSN-267756

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Description

Men's clothing styles are shown with Boston and Massachusetts locations in the background. "The illustrations have been drawn by our own artist from living models, so that they are absolutely correct in every detail." There is an illustration of the Shuman building at Shuman Corner (Washington and Summer) in Boston. The title on the cover reads "Spring and summer syle book." The front cover illustration has the Massachusetts State House with the caption "Boston Statehouse in 1800."

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
clothing stores
men (male humans)
historic buildings
landmark buildings
capitols
public buildings
trade catalogs

Physical Description

1 trade catalog : illustrations ; 7 x 5 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Date of Acquisition

2007

Reference Code

EP001.12.007.001.013

Acquisition Type

Library & Archives Purchase

Image Dimensions

7 x 5 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Purchased from Greg Smart, 2007.

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

A. Shuman & Company (Publisher)

Material Type

trade catalogs

Subjects

Washington Street (Boston, Mass.)
Summer Street (Boston, Mass.)

Descriptive Terms

A. Shuman and Company

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Product catalogues: Clothing, jewelry, and gifts: Clothing

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