Trade card, The Currie Fertilizer Co., Louisville, Kentucky

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GUSN-319210

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Trade card albums collection
Album: Grocers, Druggists, Kitchenware, Jewelry, Rewards of Merit, American Puzzle Cards
Trade card, The Currie Fertilizer Co., Louisville, Kentucky
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Trade card albums collection
- Album: Grocers, Druggists, Kitchenware, Jewelry, Rewards of Merit, American Puzzle Cards

Description

In the card illustation a potato is pulled by a team of ladybugs driven by a bumble bee. The caption reads "The return from the insect fair." Text on the card verso describes the advantages of Currie's Tobacco Grower.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
agriculture
fertilizer
tobacco (material)
trade cards (advertising)

Physical Description

1 trade card : color illustration ; 3 x 5 inches

Collection Code

EP003

Collection Name

Trade card albums collection

Reference Code

EP003.005.002

Image Dimensions

3 x 5 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Anonymous donor 2001.

Places

Louisville (Jefferson county, Kentucky)

Record Details

Material Type

trade cards (advertising)

Subjects

Fertilizers
Potatoes
Insects

Description Level

Item

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