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Trade card for Hood's Sarsaparilla, C.I. Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass., 1897

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Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

1897

GUSN

GUSN-259029

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Description

The image caption reads "The Famous Jersey Cow Merry Maiden and her Calf owned at Hood Farm, Lowell, Mass." The product is described as "The One True Blood Purifier" on the card verso.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
people in health and medicine
pharmacists
trade cards (advertising)

Physical Description

1 trade card ; 3 1/2 x 3 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.076.02.02.003

Image Dimensions

3 1/2 x 3 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Purchased by Greg Smart, 2000.

Places

Lowell (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Material Type

trade cards (advertising)

Subjects

Patent medicines
Tonics (Medical preparations)
Sarsaparilla
Drugs
Cows

Description Level

Item

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