Ephemera, 1898-1910

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Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

1898-1910

GUSN

GUSN-360194

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Description

Subseries contains ephemera such as a booklet about circus attractions with the Barnum & Bailey circus; a postcard of Anne and Franke Howard; a Smith & Howard tattooers supplies price list; and a card with tattoo care directions.

Details

Descriptive Terms

ephemera
printed ephemera
booklets
postcards
instructions (document genre)

Physical Descrption

4 folders

Collection Code

MS068

Collection Name

Tattoo collection

Date of Acquisition

2021

Reference Code

MS068.001.01

Acqusition Type

Library & Archives Purchase

Date Notes

1898-1910

Credit Line

Library & Archives purchase, 2021

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
London (Greater London, England, United Kingdom)

Record Details

Material Type

ephemera
printed ephemera
booklets
postcards
instructions (document genre)

Other People

Packard, Annie Jane, 1859-1911
Packard, Franklin Howard, 1857-1925
Smith, Charles Edward, 1868-1930

Other Organizations

Smith & Howard

Subjects

Tattoo artists
Tattooing
Tattoos

Description Level

Sub-series

Processing Information

Jordan Meyerl 2022-2023

Arrangement

Arrangement

Arranged chronologically.

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