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O. S. Baldwin and Co. agents for the Metropolitan Manufactory : Clothing and Furnishing House

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Title: O. S. Baldwin and Co. agents for the Metropolitan Manufactory : Clothing and Furnishing House
Creator: Orr, John William, 1815-1887, artist
Contributor: Last, Jay T., donor
Date Created and/or Issued: 1859
1860
Contributing Institution: Huntington Library
Collection: Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History
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Description: Image of a broadside advertisement for O. S Baldwin and Company’s Metropolitan Manufactory Clothing and Furnishing House. Main image on the poster is of an opened trunk placed next to two carrying bags and a closed case.
Probable date based on advertisements in the Fayetteville Weekly Observer. From 1859 - early 1860 O. S Baldwin's shop was located on Hay Street. As of May 1860 they moved to 38 Market Street. "J. W. Orr N.Y," -- text, signature of artist in stone. Back of poster has three messages written in ink. One reads, "J. M. L. A." and the other two messages are illegible. “The largest stock in the state! Lowest prices! Traveling trunks for ladies and gentlemen. Pellissier portmanteaus, buggy trunks and valises. School satchels for children. Traveling reticules, for ladies. Packing trunks for families. Trunks, for girls and boys at the Clothing and Furnishing House, 21 Hay Street, Fayetteville, N.C.” –text, bottom half of print.
Type: image
Extent: 1 woodcut : uncolored ; overall 58.74 x 47.94 cm (23 1/8 x 18 7/8 in.)
Identifier: priJLC_TRAV_003033
420530
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16003coll4/id/5569
Subject: Luggage--Pictorial works
Advertising--Fashion
Travel--Marketing
O. S. Baldwin and Company
Relief prints--1850-1875. (gmgpc)
Broadsides. (gmgpc)
Place: Fayetteville, (N.C.)
Source: Jay T. Last Collection;
Travel & Exploration
Large Size
The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library

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