Historic New England

Trade card for Jordan Marsh & Co., department store, Boston, Mass., undated

The lithograph is done by a firm in Paris.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 245930

Ref. Code: EP001.01.031.01.03.022

Trade card for Jordan Marsh & Co., department store, Boston, Mass., undated

A young boy makes his own music in this image for Jordan Marsh.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 245931

Ref. Code: EP001.01.031.01.03.023

Trade card for Defrees, dry and fancy goods, Robertson's New Block, Hancock Street, Quincy, Mass., undated

The card is captioned "He loves me a little." Defrees carries patterns from Maison Demorest. Parts of the card verso are unreadable.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 245932

Ref. Code: EP001.01.031.01.03.024

Trade card for Wm. R. Weeks, dry goods, 185 & 187 Essex Street, Salem, Mass., undated

Three children in a punt scatter some waterfowl.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 245933

Ref. Code: EP001.01.031.01.03.025

Trade card for R. & J. Gilchrist, dry goods, 5 & 7 Winter Street, Boston, Mass., undated

The business, established in 1855, offers dry goods on Winter Street in Boston, Massachusetts.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 245934

Ref. Code: EP001.01.031.01.03.026

Trade card for R. & J. Gilchrist, importers and dealers in dry goods, Nos. 5 & 7 Winter Street, Boston, Mass., 1879

The bottom of the image reads "Copyright 1879 by L. Prang & Co. Boston, U.S.A."

Date: 1879

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 245935

Ref. Code: EP001.01.031.01.03.027

Trade card for R. & J. Gilchrist, dry goods, Nos. 5 & 7 Winter Street, Boston, Mass., undated

The business location, on the card verso, is given as "at the Old Stand."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 245936

Ref. Code: EP001.01.031.01.03.028

Trade card for Chr. Hansen's Laboratory, dairy products, Little Falls, New York, undated

The factory manufactures Danish Butter Color, Columbian Butter Color, Rennet Extract, Cheese Color, Rennet Tablets, Junket Tablets for Household Use and Lactic Ferment for Ripening Cream.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 245937

Ref. Code: EP001.01.031.01.03.029

Trade card for S.F. Lothrop & Co., dry goods, 507 Washington Street, Boston, Mass., ca. 1869

The verses on the card verso explain that "First and Last" means first to open and last to close. The year "c. 1869" is handwritten on the card.

Date: ca. 1869

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 245938

Ref. Code: EP001.01.031.01.03.030

Bookmark for D.B.H. Power, furniture, carpets, crockery and household ranges, corner Central Square and Blake Street, Lynn, Mass., undated

A child framed by flower garlands advertises the Power business.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 245939

Ref. Code: EP001.01.031.01.03.031

Trade card for R. & J. Gilchrist, dry goods, 5 & 7 Winter Street, Boston, Mass., undated

The image caption reads "Trust in God."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 245940

Ref. Code: EP001.01.031.01.03.032

Trade card for R. & J. Gilchrist, dry goods, 5 & 7 Winter Street, Boston, Mass., undated

The image and verse are an Easter greeting.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 245941

Ref. Code: EP001.01.031.01.03.033

Trade card for R. & J. Gilchrist, dry goods, 5 & 7 Winter Street, Boston, Mass., undated

The card verso reads "Christmas Compliments of R. & J. Gilchrist."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 245942

Ref. Code: EP001.01.031.01.03.034

Trade card for R. & J. Gilchrist, dry goods, 5 & 7 Winter Street, Boston, Mass., undated

The card verso reads "Christmas Compliments of R. & J. Gilchrist."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 245943

Ref. Code: EP001.01.031.01.03.035

50 years of Woolworth, 1879-1929, book by Catherine McNelis-Hugh Weir, Inc., F.W. Woolworth Co., New York, New York, 1929

The history of F.W. Woolworth Co. is described with the business model and merchandise highlights. The back cover text reads, "Nothing over 10 cents F.W. Woolworth Co." In addition to the book there is a front and back cover missing the text block.

Date: 1929

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 245944

Ref. Code: EP001.01.031.01.03.036

Trade card for O.S. Currier & Co., dealers in silks, shawls, capes, 94 Hanover Street, Boston, Mass., undated

The business carries mantillas, dress and housekeeping goods and is "a few doors below The American House." The card verso has an image of the store building with a handwritten caption "Boston Directory 1861."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 245945

Ref. Code: EP001.01.031.01.04.001

Trade card for Drew, Taft & Welch, dealers in dry goods, No. 126 Marrimack Street, Lowell, Mass., undated

Three names are listed with the business.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 245946

Ref. Code: EP001.01.031.01.04.002

Trade card for Jordan Marsh & Co., department store, Boston, Mass., undated

F. Appel in Paris created the image.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 245947

Ref. Code: EP001.01.031.01.04.003

Trade card for George Hill & Co., Summer Street, Boston, Mass., undated

The image is the business premises with the text "Summer Street Establishment."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 245948

Ref. Code: EP001.01.031.01.04.004

Trade card for Pierce Bros. & Co., British and French dry goods, 30 and 32 Franklin Street, Boston, Mass., undated

Pierce deals in "American cottons, prints, and wollens of all varieties."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 245949

Ref. Code: EP001.01.031.01.04.005

Trade card for the St. Joachim Bazaar, the largest toy, fancy goods and jewelry store in the city, 329 Washington Street, Boston, Mass., 1875

Flowers drape over a book in the image for the St. Joachim Bazaar.

Date: 1875

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 246392

Ref. Code: EP001.01.041.01.01.003

Trade card for the St. Joachim Bazaar, the largest toy, fancy goods & jewelry store in the city, 329 Washington Street, Boston, Mass., ca. 1875

The item is copyrighted by J.H. Bufford's Sons.

Date: ca. 1875

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 246393

Ref. Code: EP001.01.041.01.01.004

Trade card for the St. Joachim Bazaar, the largest fancy goods store in Boston, 329 Washington Street, Boston, Mass., undated

Red flowers highlight the image for the St. Joachim Bazaar in Boston, Massachusetts.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 246394

Ref. Code: EP001.01.041.01.01.005

Trade card for Filene's, department store, No. 18 Market Street, Lynn, Mass., undated

A butterfly and a bee hold the card advertising Filene's.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 246395

Ref. Code: EP001.01.041.01.01.006

Trade card for Dodge's Original 99¢ Store, fancy goods & jewelry, No. 98 Tremont Street, Boston, Mass., 1880

Dodge's was established in 1876 and formerly located on Hanover Street. The business is now on Tremont Street "at the corner of Montgomery Place and nearly opposite the Tremont House."

Date: 1880

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 246396

Ref. Code: EP001.01.041.01.01.007

Trade card for Dodge's Original 99¢ Store, fancy goods & jewelry, No. 98 Tremont Street, Boston, Mass., 1880

Colorful birds are in the image for Dodge's fancy goods store.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 246397

Ref. Code: EP001.01.041.01.01.008

Trade card for the St. Botolph, fancy goods, jewelry, 480 Washington Street, Boston, Mass., undated

The card verso describes the origin of the word Boston.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 246398

Ref. Code: EP001.01.041.01.01.009

Trade card for the Windmill Gift Shop and Tea Room , Spring Street, Hull Villiage, Mass., undated

Anna L. Fiel is the owner of the business.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 246399

Ref. Code: EP001.01.041.01.01.010

Trade card for Horace Partridge, German, French and English fancy goods & toys, Capen Building, corner of Hanover & Friend Streets, Boston, Mass., undated

Partridge carries clocks, watches, jewelry, plated ware, violins, accordeons, baskets, stationery and fire-works.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 246400

Ref. Code: EP001.01.041.01.01.011

Trade card for W.W. Winship, holiday goods, 7 Elm Street, Boston, Mass., undated

Winship has "shopping bags and pocket books especially designed for holiday trade."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 246401

Ref. Code: EP001.01.041.01.01.012

Trade card for the St. Joachim Bazaar, the largest retail toy, jewelry & fancy goods store in Boston, 329 Washington Street, Boston, Mass., undated

A smiling infant is in the image for the St. Joachim Bazaar.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 246402

Ref. Code: EP001.01.041.01.01.013

Trade card for the Maison du Petit Saint-Thomas, grands magasins, noveautes, Rue du Bac, 27, 29, 31 et 35, Paris, France, 1878

The card verso is headed "Exposition Universelle de Paris 1878."

Date: 1878

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 246403

Ref. Code: EP001.01.041.01.01.014

Trade card for The First and Last, holiday goods, 393 Washington Street, Boston, Mass., undated

The store is advertised as "Cheaper than any House in Boston."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 246404

Ref. Code: EP001.01.041.01.01.015

Trade card for Lowell & Lowell, dry and fancy goods, 4 Pilsbury Block, Lewiston, Maine, undated

The store will send samples by telephone.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 246405

Ref. Code: EP001.01.041.01.01.016

Trade card for Kim Lung Co., Chinese and Japanese fancy goods, 728 Dupont Street, south east corner Clay Street, San Francisco, California, undated

The card verso is an advertisement for Hoo Youu, Chinese interpreter, located at the same address.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 246406

Ref. Code: EP001.01.041.01.01.017

Trade card for Rufus M. Brundige, china, glass and fancy goods, 880 & 882 Broadway, New York, New York, undated

Brundige is located opposite Arnold, Constable & Company in New York.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 246407

Ref. Code: EP001.01.041.01.01.018

Trade card for M. Salom, importer of toys, cutlery, perfumery, 365 Washington Street, Boston, Mass., undated

Salom carries stationery, plated ware, jewelry and fancy goods. The wholesale business is south of the Boston Theatre and the retail business is north of the Boston Theatre.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 246410

Ref. Code: EP001.01.041.01.01.019

Trade card for H.P. Ives, holiday goods, Salem, Mass., undated

The image is from a Kate Greenaway illustration in "Under the window: pictures & rhymes for children."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 246411

Ref. Code: EP001.01.041.01.01.020

Trade card for H.P. Ives, holiday goods, Salem, Mass., undated

The image is from a Kate Greenaway illustration in "Under the window: pictures & rhymes for children."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 246412

Ref. Code: EP001.01.041.01.01.021

Trade card for H.P. Ives, holiday goods, Salem, Mass., undated

The image is from a Kate Greenaway illustration in "Under the window: pictures & rhymes for children."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 246413

Ref. Code: EP001.01.041.01.01.022

Trade card for H.P. Ives, holiday goods, Salem, Mass., undated

The image is from a Kate Greenaway illustration in "Under the window: pictures & rhymes for children."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 246414

Ref. Code: EP001.01.041.01.01.023

Chinese Shop, Intervale, New Hampshire, undated

The products carried are listed inside the brochure. The verso gives background on the location, the hours that tea is served and provides the winter address in South Norwalk, Connecticut.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 246415

Ref. Code: EP001.01.041.01.01.024

Trade card for the Boulevarde Dollar Store, 254 Washington Street, Boston, Mass., 1872

A partial list of the items carried in the Dollar Store is on the card verso. The text below the image reads "The Boston Coliseum, 1872." The World Peace Jubilee and International Music Festival was held in Boston in 1872 to commemorate the end of the Franco-Prussian War. The Boston Coliseum, which ...

Date: 1872

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 246416

Ref. Code: EP001.01.041.01.01.025