Trade card, J.C. Westgate & Son, art repository, No. 39 Second Street, Fall River, Mass.

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GUSN-332901

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General photographic collection
Small photographs and postcards, 1890s-1980s
Special photos - Photographically illustrated advertisements
Trade card, J.C. Westgate & Son, art repository, No. 39 Second Street, Fall River, Mass.
(current record)

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General photographic collection
- Small photographs and postcards, 1890s-1980s
  - Special photos - Photographically illustrated advertisements
    - Trade card, J.C. Westgate & Son, art repository, No. 39 Second Street, Fall River, Mass. (current record)

Description

Westgate manufactures all kinds of frames. He deals in chromos, engravings, photographs and stereoscopes. The business carries brackets and wall pockets. In the card image a barber cuts the hair of a young boy.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
frames (furnishings)
photographs
chromolithographs
engravings (prints)
dealers
barbers
boys
children (people by age group)
hair
trade cards (advertising)

Physical Descrption

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

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Reference Code

PC001.03.05.001

Image Dimensions

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

Credit Line

Purchase 2018.

Places

Fall River (Bristol county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Material Type

trade cards (advertising)

Description Level

Item

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