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Billhead for C.E. Morse & Co., manufacturers of boots and shoes, Charlton, Mass., ca. 1870

The Morse Company was established in 1850.

Date: ca. 1870

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 244934

Ref. Code: EP001.01.023.07.05.007

Billhead for Edmunds & Mayo, boots, shoes and rubbers, 52 & 54 Pearl Street, Boston, Mass., ca. 1878

The business is a "Hard Pan" dealer in boots, shoes and rubbers. The billhead states "Hard Pan is a trade mark registered in the United States Patent Office at Washington, D.C., June 18th, 1878, which we have the exclusive right to use."

Date: ca. 1878

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 244935

Ref. Code: EP001.01.023.07.05.008

Billhead for C.L. Weaver & Co., high grade rubber footwear, 77 & 79 High Street, Boston, Mass., dated August 27, 1904

Weaver carries Banigans, Woonasquatuckets, knit boots, socks and felt goods. The name "Banigan Rubber Company" is stamped across the top of the billhead.

Date: 1904-08-27

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 244936

Ref. Code: EP001.01.023.07.05.009

Billhead for Geo. E. Belcher, shoes, Stoughton, Mass., dated September 9, 1899

Belcher's Last Factory is a manufacturer of fine shoes and has the latest designs to offer customers. The Boston Office is at 82 Lincoln Street.

Date: 1899-09-09

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 244937

Ref. Code: EP001.01.023.07.05.010

Billhead for Henry Damon, boots, shoes and rubbers, No. 20 Franklin Street, Boston, Mass., dated May 8, 1872

Damon offers discounts on bills paid within certain time periods.

Date: 1872-05-08

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 244938

Ref. Code: EP001.01.023.07.05.011

Billhead for the Pillsbury-Howe Shoe Co., shoe makers to the girls and boys of the world, West Derry, New Hampshire, dated August 25, 1904

The Pillsbury-Howe factory is seen in the image.

Date: 1904-08-25

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 244939

Ref. Code: EP001.01.023.07.05.012

Billhead for Bickford Moccasin Co., Inc., moccasins, 4-8 Washington Street, Auburn, Maine, dated July 12, 1926

Bickford makes "high-grade cushion moccasins for house comfort" and "moccasins for canoeing, hunting, sporting and guides."

Date: 1926-07-12

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 244940

Ref. Code: EP001.01.023.07.05.013

Billhead for Hunt & Russell, boots, shoes & rubbers, 22 & 24 Federal Street, & 101 Congress Street, Boston, Mass., dated October 19, 1872

The business is an agent for "Tittle's Keep Dry," a water-proof product.

Date: 1872-10-19

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 244941

Ref. Code: EP001.01.023.07.05.014

Billhead for Amos P. Tapley & Co., shoes, rubbers and findings, 194, 196 & 198 Congress Street, Boston, Mass., dated March 1, 1921

Tapley specializes in moccasins and lumberman socks. The business was founded in 1812.

Date: 1921-03-01

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 244942

Ref. Code: EP001.01.023.07.05.015

Label for Tackless Shoe, location unkown, undated

The shoes for this label are free of tacks or nails.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 244943

Ref. Code: EP001.01.023.07.06.001

Trade card for John A. Lowe, ladies' and gents' fine boots and shoes repaired, location unknown, 1883

Lowe inserts elastic gores and applies back and front seam stays. The text below the image reads "Copyright by Robinson Eng. Co., Boston, 1883."

Date: 1883

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 244944

Ref. Code: EP001.01.023.07.06.002

Trade card for W. Guilbault, boots, shoes, 30 1-2 Elm Street, Smith's Corner, Biddeford, Maine, undated

The image shows a man trying on boots at the Guilbault premises. The business deals in boots, shoes, rubbers and trunks.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 244976

Ref. Code: EP001.01.023.07.06.003

Trade card for J.A. Mitchell, men's boys' and youths' boots and shoes, No. 669 Washington Street, Boston, Mass., undated

Mitchell is located on Washington Street near Common Street in Boston, Massachusetts.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 244977

Ref. Code: EP001.01.023.07.06.004

Trade card for the Walter J. Richard Shoe Co., 201 Wilson Street, Manchester, New Hampshire, undated

The Richard Shoe Company serves the entire family and has arch support shoes for men and women.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 244978

Ref. Code: EP001.01.023.07.06.005

Trade card for Edwin C. Burt, fine shoes, New York, 1879

The card verso has an 1879 calendar. A portion of the card has been cut off leaving a statement reading "...is the only authorized Agent for the sale of my Goods in Providence, R.I."

Date: 1879

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 244979

Ref. Code: EP001.01.023.07.06.006

Trade card for Thomas Smith, shoes, No. 1 Phenix Block, Woodstock, Vermont, undated

Smith deals in boots, shoes, rubber goods, leather findings and manufactures custom work.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 244980

Ref. Code: EP001.01.023.07.06.007

Trade card for Atwood, Alden & Co., boots, shoes and leather, No. 57 Congress Street, Boston, Mass., undated

This wholesale dealer is located between Congress and Milk Streets and is the 3rd door from Water Street.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 244981

Ref. Code: EP001.01.023.07.06.008

Trade card for Walter S. Welton, fine boots & shoes, 338 Chapel Street, location unknown, undated

Butterflies illustrate the trade card for shoe dealer Walter S. Welton.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 244982

Ref. Code: EP001.01.023.07.06.009

Trade card for G. Turner & Co., misses' & children's leather polish & button boots, No. 24 Cabot Street, Salem, Mass., undated

Turner is a manufacturer for the western and New England trade. The business was formerly located at No. 42 Mill Street in Salem, Massachusetts.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 244983

Ref. Code: EP001.01.023.07.06.010

C.H. Waite, shoes, gent's furnishings, Bellows Falls, Vermont, undated

Waite is a dealer in boots, shoes, gent's furnishings, hats, caps, trunks, valises and bags. The notebook endpapers have an undated calendar and "Rules on Etiquette."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 244984

Ref. Code: EP001.01.023.07.06.011

Trade card for Jameson's, latest styles in boots & shoes, Clark's Block, Brockton, Mass., undated

The trade card is in the shape of a button shoe.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 244986

Ref. Code: EP001.01.023.07.06.012

Trade card for Jameson's, latest styles in boots & shoes, Clark's Block, Brockton, Mass., undated

The latest styles in boots and shoes is available at Jameson's in Brockton, Massachusetts.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 244987

Ref. Code: EP001.01.023.07.06.013

Trade card for James H. Kelley, shoes, Blodgett's Block, Lebanon, New Hampshire, undated

Kelley deals in boots, shoes, rubbers and gents' furnishings.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 244988

Ref. Code: EP001.01.023.07.06.014

Trade card for The Ladies Blacking, G.H. Wood & Co., Boston, Mass., undated

The Ladies Blacking polish is available from N.D. Stoodley, fine boots and shoes in Post Office Square in Reading, Massachusetts. The card verso describes why the product should be used.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 244989

Ref. Code: EP001.01.023.07.06.015

Trade card for B.F. Walton, boots, shoes and rubbers, Goodell's Block, Antrim, New Hampshire, undated

A figure wearing a skullcap and holding a glass with liquid is on the front of the trade card.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 244990

Ref. Code: EP001.01.023.07.06.016

Trade card for D.F. Thompson, fine boots & shoes, Milford, New Hampshire, undated

Thompson is a dealer in fine boots and shoes in Milford, New Hampshire.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 244991

Ref. Code: EP001.01.023.07.06.017

Trade card for S.D. Sollers & Co.'s, fine shoes, 417 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1880

J.S. Johnson at 136 Water Street in Augusta, Maine sells the Sollers brand shoes. The card verso has an 1880 calendar.

Date: 1880

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 244992

Ref. Code: EP001.01.023.07.06.018

Envelope for Montague & Adams, boy's clothing, 215 High Street, location unkown, undated

Montague & Adams is opposite the "Transcript." The bottom of the envelope reads "Don't forget to exchange part of this money for boots or shoes at Childs', 215 High St."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 244993

Ref. Code: EP001.01.023.07.06.019

Trade card for D.F. Thompson, fine boots and shoes, Milford, New Hampshire, undated

A sailing ship is shown on the ocean in the card image.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 244994

Ref. Code: EP001.01.023.07.06.020

Trade card for D.F. Thompson, fine boots, shoes and rubbers, Milford, New Hampshire, 1881

Thompson is a dealer in footware at the lowest cash prices in Milford, New Hampshire. The card has an image of President Garfield with the caption "Assassinated July 2, Died Sept. 19, 1881."

Date: 1881

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 244995

Ref. Code: EP001.01.023.07.06.021

Trade card for The Candee, specialties in rubber boots and shoes, C.H. Hopkins, Greenfield, New Hampshire, undated

A troubadour with his lady can be seen in the image. The upper right corner of the card reads "Spring" with a verse below the image promoting the wearing of Candee Rubbers.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 244996

Ref. Code: EP001.01.023.07.06.022

Trade card for Candee Arctics, shoes, C.H. Hopkins, Greenfield, New Hampshire, undated

The image has "Winter" in the upper left corner with a verse below promoting Candee Rubbers. The card verso describes the footware which is for sale by C.H. Hopkins.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 244997

Ref. Code: EP001.01.023.07.06.023

Trade card for Solar Tip Shoes, John Mundell & Co., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, undated

The bottom of the image reads "Sign of Red Boot." Chas. S. Childs is a cash dealer in fine goods located at 215 High Street. The card verso states that Childs is an agent for Holyoke, Massachusetts. McIntosh & Co. is a wholesale dealer for Solar Tip Shoes. The shoes were patented February 19, 1878.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 244999

Ref. Code: EP001.01.023.07.06.024

Trade card for Bartholmesz & Gilbert, French & American calf skins, 97 High Street, Boston, Mass., undated

The firm is a manufacturer and dealer in buff and split leather and has a factory located at 113 Haverhill Street in Boston, Massachusetts.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 245001

Ref. Code: EP001.01.023.07.06.025

Trade card for Bridgeport Goring, Bridgeport Elastic Web Co., Bridgeport, Connecticut, undated

Congress Shoes have gore inserts with the warranty described on the card verso.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 245002

Ref. Code: EP001.01.023.07.06.026

Trade card for R. Johnson, sample boots and shoes, 106 Pleasant Street, Boston, Mass., undated

Two cats in a window are the illustration for this trade card. Ladies fine shoes are a specialty for this dealer.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 245003

Ref. Code: EP001.01.023.07.06.027

Trade card for The American Shoe Tip Company (A.S.T. Co.), Boston, Mass., undated

American Shoe Tip Company (A.S.T.C.) shoes are available from Cragin & Sturtevant, a dealer in boots, shoes and slippers in Lebanon, New Hampshire.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 245004

Ref. Code: EP001.01.023.07.06.028

Trade card for The Boston Shoe Store, 113 Lisbon Street, Lewiston, Maine., undated

The business is described as the "latest, largest and finest stock of boots, shoes, and slippers in the state." The card verso has a price list women's, men's and boys' shoes.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 245005

Ref. Code: EP001.01.023.07.06.029

Trade card for Oran McCormick Inc., publishers, 147 Summer Street, Boston, Mass., undated

The image reads "The Illustrated Footwear Fashion."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 245006

Ref. Code: EP001.01.023.07.06.030

Trade card for Brown, fine boots and shoes, 461 Congress Street, Portland, Maine, undated

The card verso describes Brown as the headquarters for summer visitors and as having the largest stock and finest shoe assortment in Maine.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 245007

Ref. Code: EP001.01.023.07.06.031

Trade card for Brown, fine boots and shoes, 461 Congress Street, Portland, Maine, undated

Customers can have their bundles delivered free and arrange to meet their friends at Brown's new store.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 245008

Ref. Code: EP001.01.023.07.06.032

Trade card for Edwin C. Burt, fine shoes, New York, New York, 1881

Burt shoes are available from Gowdy & Remington, 428 Main Street, Springfield, Massachusetts. The card verso has an 1881 calendar.

Date: 1881

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 245009

Ref. Code: EP001.01.023.07.06.033

Trade card for Schayer Brothers, Alligator Skin House, No. 71 Devonshire Street, Boston, Mass., dated June 9, 1883

The business was established in 1840 and makes slippers, pocket-books, bags, satchels, boots and shoes.

Date: 1883-06-09

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 245010

Ref. Code: EP001.01.023.07.06.034

Trade card for Bostonians, famous shoes for men, Commonwealth Shoe and Leather Co., Whitman, Mass., undated

Two men are in conversation while a female secretary types at a desk. A factory can be seen through the window.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 245011

Ref. Code: EP001.01.023.07.06.035

Trade card for Bostonians, famous shoes for men, Commonwealth Shoe and Leather Co., Whitman, Mass, undated

A delivery boy holds a package of Bostonians with the caption "Merry Xmas."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 245030

Ref. Code: EP001.01.023.07.06.036

Trade card for Solar Tip Shoes, John Mundell & Co., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, undated

The shoes are available at wholesale by Batchelder & Lincoln, Boston, Massachusetts. The card verso urges parents to buy Solar Tip Shoes. John Mundell & Company is the proprietor and manufacturer of the brand.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 245031

Ref. Code: EP001.01.023.07.06.037

Trade card for Standard Screw Fastened Boots and Shoes, location, undated

The card verso urges "parents, farmers, mechanics, everybody" to buy the brand. The shoes are available from Geo. M. Moore, dealer in boots, shoes, slippers and rubbers, located in Plymouth, Vermont.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 245032

Ref. Code: EP001.01.023.07.06.038

Postcard for The Cummings Company, 406 Washington Street, Boston, Mass., dated July 2, 1907

The image is captioned "State Capitol, Boston. Statue of General Joe Hooker in foreground." The card verso advertises "Worth Cushion Sole Shoes for men and women" made by The Cummings Company. Cummings was established in 1852.

Date: 1907-07-02

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 245033

Ref. Code: EP001.01.023.07.06.039

Trade card for Frank P. Mudge, hand sewed boots & shoes, location unknown, undated

The card verso describes the advantages of the hand sewn shoes and cautions against imitations.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 245034

Ref. Code: EP001.01.023.07.06.040

Trade card for Solar Tip Shoes, John Mundell & Co., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, undated

The directors of Girard College in Philadelphia buy Solar Tip Shoes for the enrolled boys. The shoes are available at Thom. E. Greacen, 36 Warren Street, New York, New York. The patent trade mark is 1877 on the card recto and February 19, 1878 on the card verso.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 245035

Ref. Code: EP001.01.023.07.06.041