Trade card for The Reptile Zoo and Gift Shops, Alton Bay, New Hampshire, undated

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Collection Type

Ephemera

GUSN

GUSN-295585

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Ephemera collection
Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
Gift shops
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Gift shops - General - Folder 1
Trade card for The Reptile Zoo and Gift Shops, Alton Bay, New Hampshire, undated
(current record)

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Ephemera collection
- Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
  - Gift shops
    - General
      - Gift shops - General - Folder 1
        Trade card for The Homestead Gift Shop, hand-made gifts, children's wear, Warner, New Hampshire, undated
        Trade card for The Reptile Zoo and Gift Shops, Alton Bay, New Hampshire, undated (current record)

Description

Text on the card reads "Come in and let us show you our eye opening assortment of novelties for men only and for women with slightly tarnished tastes."

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
stores
novelties
tourism
trade cards (advertising)

Physical Description

1 trade card ; 3 1/4 x 4 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.054.01.01.002

Image Dimensions

3 1/4 x 4 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Purchased from Greg Smart, 2000.

Places

Alton Bay (Belknap county, New Hampshire)
Lake Winnipesaukee (New Hampshire) [lake]

Record Details

Material Type

trade cards (advertising)

Subjects

Reptiles

Description Level

Item

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