Trade card for the Boston Beef Packing Co., 187 Congress Street, Boston, Mass., undated

Item Information

Title:
Trade card for the Boston Beef Packing Co., 187 Congress Street, Boston, Mass., undated
Description:
The card verso shows a steer figure labeled with the different cuts of beef. The beef is "put up in Texas." A handwriiten note reads "after 1878."
Date:
1873–1883
Format:
Postcards/Cards
Ephemera
Genre:
trade cards
Location:
Historic New England
Collection (local):
EP001: Ephemera collection
Subjects:
advertising
business (commercial function)
packers
Meat industry and trade
Places:
Massachusetts > Suffolk (county) > Boston
Extent:
1 trade card ; 3 x 5 inches
Link to Item:
http://gusn.us/248296
Terms of Use:
Rights status not evaluated.
Contact host institution for more information.
Identifier:
248296
Call #:
EP001.01.046.02.01.018