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Bust portrait of Francis P. Whittemore, facing front, Nashua, New Hampshire, 1913

Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

1913

GUSN

GUSN-265790

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Description

The caption reads "Born in Peterborough, N.H., March 29, 1825, the oldest active printer in the United States, and is still at it in the same building he commenced to learn the trade, June 28, 1841. Now 88."

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
printing (process)
printers (people)
cards (information artifacts)

Physical Description

1 card ; 5 1/4 x 3 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.094.01.02.004

Image Dimensions

5 1/4 x 3 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Purchased from Greg Smart, 2000.

Places

Nashua (Hillsborough county, New Hampshire)
Peterborough (Hillsborough county, New Hampshire)

Record Details

Material Type

cards (information artifacts)

Other People

Whittemore, Francis Parkman, b. 1825

Description Level

Item

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