Trade card for the Palais Royal, fancy goods, 1117 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C., 1879

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Collection Type

Ephemera

Date

1879

GUSN

GUSN-308396

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Ephemera collection
Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
Department & dry goods stores
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Department and dry goods stores - General - Folder 4
Trade card for the Palais Royal, fancy goods, 1117 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C., 1879
(current record)

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Ephemera collection
- Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
  - Department & dry goods stores
    - General
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        Trade card for the Palais Royal, fancy goods, 1117 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C., 1879
        Trade card for the Palais Royal, fancy goods, 1117 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C., 1879 (current record)
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Description

The card verso advertises the opening of holiday goods, December 1-3, 1879. Fans, dolls, gloves, jewelry, hosiery and gentlemen's furnishings are offered. Three birds sit on a branch with red berries in the card illustration. Abram Lisner is the store owner.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
department stores
holidays
trade cards (advertising)

Physical Description

1 trade card : color illustration; 8 x 3 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.031.01.04.035

Image Dimensions

8 x 3 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Washington (DC)

Record Details

Originator

Lisner, Abram, 1855-1938 (Owner)

Material Type

trade cards (advertising)

Subjects

Dry-goods
Birds

Description Level

Item

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