New England Kennel Club 20th Annual Dog Show poster, 1904

Collection Type

  • Art

Date

1904

Location Note

HAV-01-403-Z-G-303

GUSN

GUSN-357537

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Description

Poster advertising the New England Kennel Club's 20th Annual Dog Show. The show was held in Boston's Mechanics Hall from February 22-25, 1904. The poster depicts a white man wearing boots, a top hat, and a sandwich board looking down at three dogs: a French bulldog, a bulldog, and a border collie. In the top left, the logo for the New England Kennel Club is pictured.

Details

Descriptive Terms

posters
events
advertisements
dog (animal)
clubs (associations)
annuals (exhibitions)
posters

Physical Descrption

1 poster : color illustration ; 20 x 13 1/2 inches

Collection Code

GC002

Collection Name

Prints and engravings collection, 1830s-1920s

Date of Acquisition

2013.108

Reference Code

GC002.02.334

Acqusition Type

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Henry N. and Mary R. McCarl, 2013

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

New England Kennel Club (Agency responsible for reproduction)

Material Type

posters

Other Organizations

New England Kennel Club

Subjects

Art
Dog
Men

Restrictions

Poster is very fragile. Has already torn completely in some places and been repaired with tape.

Description Level

Item

Location Note

HAV-01-403-Z-G-303

Language Note

Materials are written in English.

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