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Trade card for Pinkham & Smith, prescription opticians, 288 Boylston Street, Boston, Mass., undated

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Collection Type

  • Ephemera

GUSN

GUSN-246385

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Description

The optician deals in spectacles, eyeglasses, cameras, opera, field and marine glasses.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
opticians
binoculars
telescopes
trade cards (advertising)

Physical Description

1 trade card : illustration ; 2 3/4 x 4 1/2 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.040.01.01.003

Image Dimensions

2 3/4 x 4 1/2 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Material Type

trade cards (advertising)

Subjects

Boylston Street (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

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