Image of a 4-page advertisement with a central image of a store interior with several men purchasing new clothes or waiting to be helped by the staff in a central circular frame, bordered by images of a young man, a young woman, a twenty-dollar bill, and the young couple being married; fashion details include tailored cutaway jackets, waistcoats and trousers; surrounding columns of the newspaper contain other vignettes, cartoons, and advertisements for various clothing and goods provided by S. Packard & Co. and the P.O.P.C.H. [People's One Price Clothing House], including images of men's, women's and children's clothing, families, and animals. "Fall edition. Published by S. Packard & Co. & the P.O.P.C.H. Clothiers. 1882."--text, bottom margin of title image. "S. Packard & Co., ready and willing, amply able P.O.P.C.H. Clothiers & Gents' Outfitters, / Main Street, Springfield, Mass."--text, bottom center margin. Additional images and text on verso.
Type
image
Extent
1 engraving : uncolored ; overall 41.59 x 58.42 cm (16 3/8 x 23 in.)
Advertising--Clothing and dress Children's clothing--Pictorial works Clothing and dress--Pictorial works Clothing trade Men's clothing--Pictorial works Storefronts--Pictorial works Women's clothing--Pictorial works S. Packard & Co Intaglio prints--1875-1900. (gmgpc) Caricatures. (gmgpc) Newspapers. (gmgpc)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection Fashion Large Size The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library
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