Postcard for Wall paper sample book, Sears Roebuck and Co., Back Bay Station, Boston, Mass., 1935

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1935

GUSN

GUSN-270960

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Ephemera collection
Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
Wallpaper
General
Wallpaper - General - Folder 2
Postcard for Wall paper sample book, Sears Roebuck and Co., Back Bay Station, Boston, Mass., 1935
(current record)

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Ephemera collection
- Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
  - Wallpaper
    - General
      - Wallpaper - General - Folder 2
        Trade card for W.S. Worthington, paper hanger & painter, North Adams, Mass., undated
        Trade card for The Art Wall Paper Mills, manufacturers of artistic wall paper, St. Louis, Chicago, Dallas, 1905
        Postcard for Wall paper sample book, Sears Roebuck and Co., Back Bay Station, Boston, Mass., 1935 (current record)
        Trade card for Fiske & Spaulding, artistic paper hangings, 117 Central and 14 Jackson Streets, Lowell, Mass., undated
        Trade card for Charles A. Burnham, artistic wall papers, 174 Main Street, Norwich, Conn., undated
        Billhead for Thos. Strahan, Jr., importer and dealer in artistic paperhangings and interior decorations, 102 Tremont Street and 63 Bromfield Street, Boston, Mass., 1800s
        Billhead for J.S. Merrill & Son, wholesale and retail dealers in paper hangings, 17 Hanover Street, Boston, Mass., dated November 21, 1881
        Circular for Barrey & Bigelow, manufacturers and importers of paper hangings, No. 31 Federal Street, Boston and Lynn, Massachusetts, February 25, 1846
        Trade card for Henry Bosch Cos. wallpaper, as sold by Addison F. Maxham, Woodstock, Vt., 1902
        Trade card, Crump washable paper hangings in oil colors, J.H. & J.P. Thayer, 658 Main Street, Cambridgeport, Mass.

Description

The samples are for washable and fadeproof wallpapers available from Sears.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
wallpapers
postcards

Physical Descrption

1 postcard ; 5 x 3 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.123.01.02.003

Image Dimensions

5 x 3 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Purchased from Greg Smart, 2000.

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Sears, Roebuck and Company (Agency)

Material Type

postcards

Description Level

Item

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