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Handbill, Shaker and new Tariff Ranges, Taunton Iron Works Co., Taunton, Mass.

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GUSN-325998

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Description

Reasons for purchasing the ranges are listed on the item verso. In the image Greely and his party look on as an Inuit greets them. A dead polar bear is on the ground. In the center of the image is a stove. A dog sled and Greely's ship are in the background. The illustration caption reads "Lieut. Greeley arrives at the North Pole." The stoves can be purchased at Alex H. Revell & Co., corner Randolph & Fifth Avenue, Chicago, Illinois.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
appliances
stoves (heating equipment)
explorers
expeditions
handbills

Physical Description

1 handbill : color illustration ; 6 x 10 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.006.03.04.028

Image Dimensions

6 x 10 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Purchase 1998.

Places

Taunton (Bristol county, Massachusetts)
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
Chicago (Cook county, Illinois)

Record Details

Originator

Geo. H. Walker & Co. (Lithographer)

Material Type

handbills

Other People

Greely, A. W. (Adolphus Washington), 1844-1935

Other Organizations

Lady Franklin Bay Expedition (1881-1884)

Subjects

Kitchen appliances
Arctic regions
Discoveries in geography
Bears
Polar Bear
Inuit

Description Level

Item

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