Postcard from Oxford-Print to William Sumner Appleton, Boston, Mass., 1927

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GUSN-358522

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Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
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Printing - General - Folder 2
Postcard from Oxford-Print to William Sumner Appleton, Boston, Mass., 1927
(current record)

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Ephemera collection
- Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
  - Printing
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      - Printing - General - Folder 2
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        Trade card for the Boston Type Foundry, John K. Rogers & Co., Spring Lane, Brookline, circa 1858
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Description

Postcard from Oxford-Print addressed to William Sumner Appleton. Front of the postcard has a lithograph image of the printer's building located in Brighton, a message to re-send the postcard back to the company with corrected address information, and a decorative border around the text and image. Side verso has Appleton's name, the address for the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiques [sic], Inc., a one cent George Washington stamp, and a stamp listing the date.

Details

Descriptive Terms

postcards
advertising
printing plants
printed ephemera
postcards

Physical Descrption

1 postcard ; 5 1/2 x 3 1/4 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.094.01.02.022

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
Brighton (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]

Record Details

Originator

Oxford-Print (Boston, Mass.) (Agency)

Material Type

printed ephemera
postcards

Other People

Appleton, William Sumner, 1874-1947

Other Organizations

Oxford-Print (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

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