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Title
D. M. Ferry & Co’s early snowball cauliflower
Creator
Calvert Lithographing Co. (Detroit, Mich.), printer
Contributor
Last, Jay T., donor
Date Created and/or Issued
1867
1868
1869
1870
1871
1872
1873
1874
1875
1876
1877
Contributing Institution
Huntington Library
Collection
Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History
Rights Information
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Description
Image of a large head of cauliflower in an advertisement for seeds sold by D. M. Ferry & Company of Detroit, Michigan.
Date supplied by cataloger based on printer history; Calvert operated as The Calvert Lith. Co. from 1867-1967. "The Calvert Lith. Co. Detroit."--text, bottom left margin. "The best variety in cultivation. Extra early. Sure to head. Only ten cents per packet."--text, bottom center of image.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 58.74 x 39.37 cm (23 1/8 x 15 1/2 in.)
Identifier
priJLC_HORT_002431
412512
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16003coll4/id/2997
Language
English
Subject
Advertising--Seeds
Vegetables--Pictorial works
D.M. Ferry & Co
Lithographs--Color--1875-1900. (gmgpc)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection
Horticulture
Large Size
The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library

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