Image of an advertisement for Betun de Monterey shoe polish; woman in an apron behind a counter admires her reflection in the shine from a boot she has just shined with polish and a brush; circular decorative frame with gold medals from the Monterey Industrial Exposition of 1888, held in Monterey, Mexico. "Medalla de oro. Exposicion Industrial Monterey"--text, top left of image. "Honor al Merito. 1888. Medalla de oro."--text, bottom left of image. "Monterey, N.L. Mexico."--text, bottom right of image. Partial certificate crossed out with pencil markings on verso.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : uncolored ; overall 39.05 x 30.32 cm (15 3/8 x 11 15/16 in.)
Advertising--Cleaning compounds Footwear--Pictorial works Medals--Pictorial works Women--Pictorial works Lithographs--1875-1900. (gmgpc)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection Household Large Size Cleaning Products The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library
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