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Almy's famous annual March housewares sale, Salem, Mass., 1937

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Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

[1937]

Location Note

Vertical file 3: plot plan 2

GUSN

GUSN-251982

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Description

Advertisement for a sale with a map to get to Almy's Plaza. "Values as great or greater than in 1936 in spite of a steadily rising market!"

Details

Descriptive Terms

department stores
shopping plazas
parking lots
advertisements
maps

Physical Description

1 advertisement with map

Collection Code

AR001

Collection Name

General architectural and cartographic collection

Date of Acquisition

1937-03-02

Reference Code

AR001.PLOT.134

Acquisition Type

Gift

Image Dimensions

12 x 9.5 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Anonymous gift, 1937

Places

Salem (Essex county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Material Type

advertisements
maps

Other Organizations

Almy Bigelow and Washburn

Subjects

Essex Street (Salem, Mass.)
Washington Street (Salem, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Vertical file 3: plot plan 2

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