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What does a window display? sales manual, The Photocraft News Company, New Haven, Connecticut, 1930s

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Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

1930s

GUSN

GUSN-313542

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Description

The company is a subscription service for businesses to place captioned photographs of current news items in their display windows. Instructions for potential salesmen are described with subscription prices and commissions.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
windows
show-windows
selling
news agencies
manuals (instructional materials)

Physical Description

1 manual, 18 pages : illustrations ; 7 1/2 x 5 1/4 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.12.016.060

Image Dimensions

7 1/2 x 5 1/4 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Purchased from Greg Smart, 2002.

Places

New Haven (New Haven county, Connecticut)

Record Details

Originator

Photocraft News Company (Publisher)

Material Type

manuals (instructional materials)

Description Level

Item

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