Trade card for the Professors Wilkes, astrologers, 1243 Washington Street, Boston, Mass., undated

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GUSN-246165

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Ephemera collection
Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
Entertainments
General
Entertainments - General - Folder 1
Trade card for the Professors Wilkes, astrologers, 1243 Washington Street, Boston, Mass., undated
(current record)

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Ephemera collection
- Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
  - Entertainments
    - General
      - Entertainments - General - Folder 1
        Advertisement for the Grand Theatre, Bellows Falls, Vermont, Nov. 3, 1915
        Ticket for the Young Men's Club guest night, First Congregational Church, location unknown, November 30, 1908
        Ticket for the Jubilee Convention, Mechanics' Hall, Huntington Avenue, Boston, Mass., undated
        Lift-exchange ticket book, Mt. Mansfield Company, Inc., Stowe, Vermont, undated
        Ticket for the King's Daughters' entertainment, location unknown, undated
        Trade card for the New York Vaudeville and Dramatic Exchange Lyceum Bureau, Rooms 12-13, 3 Tremont Row, Boston, Mass., undated
        Trade card for the Professors Wilkes, astrologers, 1243 Washington Street, Boston, Mass., undated (current record)
        Trade card for the stereopticon lectures by Reverend Junius E. Mead, Burlington, Vermont, undated
        Trade card for a professional hypnotist, location unknown, undated
        Trade card for the Springfield Skating Rink, Bridge Street, Springfield, Mass., undated
        Trade card for the Springfield Skating Rink, Bridge Street, Springfield, Mass., undated
        Trade card for The Jollities, theater company, Boston, Mass., undated
        Invitation to the private skating party, Roll-Away Skating Rink, location unknown, 1909-1910
        Home amusements, location unknown, undated
        Go to the Howard to night, Boston, Mass., undated
        Trade card for John J. Hern's Orchestra, Box 513, Woburn, Mass., undated
        Trade card for John J. Hern's Orchestra, Box 513, Woburn, Mass., undated
        Certificate for Niagara Falls, Niagara Falls, U.C., dated July 29, 1845
        Trade cards for Tony Pastor and his immense company, Howard Atheneum, Boston, Mass.
        Illustrated address on the life, habits and religion of the Hindoos of India and Ceylon, by G.W. Leitch, Brunswick Congregational Church, Brunswick, Maine
        Boston 200, Boston 200 Corporation, Boston, Mass.
        Fragment, 150th anniversary of the statehood of Vermont, Montpelier, Vermont
        Ticket, grand concert and ball for the benefit of the German School, given by the German glee clubs and orchestras of Manchester, New Hampshire, Wednesday evening, January 23, 1895 in Mechanics' Hall
        Ticket, July 4, 1776, great national anniversary, this admits to the 50th national festival at Faneuil Hall this day July 4, 1826
        Blockbuster membership card, Blockbuster, 25 Storey Ave., Newburyport, Mass., 1996
        Schedule trade card for Ryther House Barn Theatre, Route 5, Bernardston, Mass., undated

Description

According to the card these astrologers "give reliable advice upon all matters" and are located near the Grand Opera House.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
astrologers
trade cards (advertising)

Physical Descrption

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

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.038.01.01.007

Image Dimensions

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

Credit Line

Gift of Lincoln Historic Association, December 1989.

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Material Type

trade cards (advertising)

Subjects

Washington Street (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

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