Trade Card for William H. Smith, card printer, 32 School Street, Boston, Mass., circa 1870

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Collection Type

Ephemera

Date

undated

GUSN

GUSN-358528

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Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
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Printing - General - Folder 2
Trade Card for William H. Smith, card printer, 32 School Street, Boston, Mass., circa 1870
(current record)

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Ephemera collection
- Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
  - Printing
    - General
      - Printing - General - Folder 2
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Description

Trade card for Card Printer William H. Smith. The services listed on the card include marriage, invitation, visiting, and business cards using plate or letter-press techniques. The address lists it as opposite the New City Hall, Note the decorative font type and border, as well as a small print featuring a view of the Boston skyline - from the harbor - with Beacon Hill in the center of the image.

Details

Descriptive Terms

printers (people)
lithographs
advertising
printed ephemera
trade cards (advertising)

Physical Descrption

1 trade card ; 3 1/8 x 2 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.094.01.02.024

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Smith, William H. (Agency)

Material Type

printed ephemera
trade cards (advertising)

Other People

Smith, William H.

Description Level

Item

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