Advertising in connection with a large lemon shipment, 6168-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1890-1925

GUSN

GUSN-383430

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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
Glass plate negatives
Unidentified advertisements, railroad ties, charts and drawings, and interiors
Advertising in connection with a large lemon shipment, 6168-B
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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
- Glass plate negatives
  - Unidentified advertisements, railroad ties, charts and drawings, and interiors

Description

The image is an advertisement for "The Piccadilly Brand," featuring a central illustration of a woman in a fashionable dress holding a bouquet. The text around her reads "The Honeysuckle and the Bees" and "They stoop to conquer." Below, it states "The Finest Selection of Sicilian Fruit Packed By F. Zito Scalici, Palermo (Italy)." Several men in formal attire appear to be admiring the central figure.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertisements
lemon (fruit)
women (female humans)
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP012150
B-Series negative 6168-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920

Date of Acquisition

1965

Reference Code

PC015.002.750.6168-B

Record Details

Originator

Boston and Albany Railroad Co.

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

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