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Trade card for Wm. Filene's Sons Company, Boston, Mass., undated

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Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Location Note

Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards>Clothing>Women's>Folder 1

GUSN

GUSN-245085

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Description

The card invites the public to visit the Filene's French Shops to see the collections from the Paris couture houses. It states the store buyer will return to Boston on March 10.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
clothing
women (female humans)
costume (mode of fashion)
trade cards (advertising)

Physical Description

1 trade card : color illustration ; 6 x 6 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.023.09.01.015

Image Dimensions

6 x 6 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Anna Sweet 17 May, 1924.

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Material Type

trade cards (advertising)

Other Organizations

Filene's (Department Store)

Subjects

Women's clothing
Washington Street (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards>Clothing>Women's>Folder 1

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