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Trade card, Taylor, Thomas & Co., importers and jobbers of dry goods, Nos. 71 and 73 Franklin Street, corner Devonshire, Boston, Mass.

GUSN

GUSN-354952

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Description

Text on the item verso reads "Have resumed business at 503 Washington St. Relic. This card was in our vault and passed through the Great Fire of November, 1872."

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
trade cards (advertising)

Physical Description

1 trade card

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.031.01.06.036

Credit Line

Gift of E.A. Huebener, 24 January 1923.

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Material Type

trade cards (advertising)

Subjects

Dry-goods
Great Fire, Boston, Mass., 1872
Franklin Street (Boston, Mass.)
Devonshire Street (Boston, Mass.)
Washington Street (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

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