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Caught! location unknown, 1880s

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Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

1880s

GUSN

GUSN-296101

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Description

Five trade cards depict a frog attempting to steal an egg from a duck. The card captions are : "Eggspectation," "Caught," "A fowl blow," "Eggspatiation," and "Peacemaker." The cards were used by various businesses.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
trade cards (advertising)

Physical Description

1 trade card : color illustation ; 2 1/2 x 4 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.119.01.02.002

Image Dimensions

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

Record Details

Material Type

trade cards (advertising)

Subjects

Frogs
Ducks
Eggs

Description Level

Item

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