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Trade card, Kimball Bros. & Co., dealers in general merchandise, Sanford, Maine

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GUSN-320042

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Description

Text on the card verso reads "Dealers in everything! Goods sold at bottom prices. Please call and see. No trouble to show goods." The image caption reads "Corner Store, Sanford, Me." A billiard hall is above the store.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
general stores
billiard rooms
pool halls
trade cards (advertising)

Physical Description

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

Collection Code

EP003

Collection Name

Trade card albums collection

Reference Code

EP003.002.014

Image Dimensions

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

Credit Line

Anonymous donor 2001.

Places

Sanford (York county, Maine)
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Photo-Electrotype Co. (Boston, Mass.) (Printer)

Material Type

trade cards (advertising)

Description Level

Item

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