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Trade card, captain figure and woman using a telescope at the seashore, Ketterlinus, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, undated

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  • Ephemera

GUSN

GUSN-301745

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Description

A captain figure looks through a telescope as a young woman holds her hand over the end of the telescope. A large red bird is on the lower right corner of the image and a ship can be seen in the distance. The letter "S" is in the lower left corner of the card. The publishing information is from similar identified cards on the Internet.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
seashores
telescopes
ships
trade cards (advertising)

Physical Description

1 trade card : color illustration ; 2 3/4 x 5 1/4 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.119.01.02.014

Image Dimensions

2 3/4 x 5 1/4 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Philadelphia (Philadelphia county, Pennsylvania)

Record Details

Originator

Ketterlinus Printing House

Material Type

trade cards (advertising)

Subjects

Birds

Description Level

Item

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