Trade card for W.J. Knowlton, minerologist and naturalist, No.168 Tremont Street, Boston, Mass., undated

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GUSN-242870

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Ephemera collection
Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
Building materials
Stone
Building materials - Stone - Folder 1
Trade card for W.J. Knowlton, minerologist and naturalist, No.168 Tremont Street, Boston, Mass., undated
(current record)

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Ephemera collection
- Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
  - Building materials
    - Stone
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Description

The card verso states the shop carries minerals for educational and ornamental purposes and supplies for mineralogists, taxidermists and naturalists.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
mineralogists
naturalists
building materials
trade cards (advertising)

Physical Description

1 trade card ; 2 1/2 x 4 1/2 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.015.03.01.003

Image Dimensions

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

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Material Type

trade cards (advertising)

Subjects

Tremont Street (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

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