| Contributor |
Flancy & Co., former owner. |
| Title |
Ask for Bell Bros. Co.'s sheep-lined coats and ulsters. Manufactured by Bell Bro's Co. Dubuque, Ia. [graphic]. |
| Publisher |
[Dubuque, Ia.] |
| Publisher |
IOWA. Dubuque. 1902 |
| Date |
[ca. 1902] |
| Physical Description |
1 print: color photomechanical print printed in gold ink; 17 x 10 cm. (6.75 x 4 in.) |
| Description |
Pictorial envelope containing an image of a bearded man attired in a heavy, sheep lined coat, cap, and gloves. The man also
holds a lit pipe. Bell Bros. Company was incorporated in 1888.
|
| Notes |
Title from advertising text. |
|
Addressed in manuscript to: Flancy & Co., Argusville, N.D. |
|
Contains on recto: ink-stamp postmark: Dubuque, Iowa Jul 1, 1902 7 PM and cancelled two-cent oval stamp printed in red ink
and depicting the profile of George Washington.
|
|
Contains on verso: ink-stamp postmark Argusville, N. Dak, Jul 2, 1902. |
|
Date inferred from postmarks. |
|
Printed upper left corner: After 10 days, return to Bell Bros. company, Cor. Fourth & Locust Street, DUBUQUE, IOWA. |
|
Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012. |
|
Gift of Helen Beitler and Estate of Helen Beitler. |
| Subject |
Bell Bros. Company. |
|
Clothing industry -- Iowa -- Dubuque. |
|
Men -- Clothing & dress. |
| Genre |
Pictorial envelopes -- 1900-1910. |
|
Photomechanical prints -- Color -- 1900-1910. |
| Provenance |
Flancy & Co., former owner. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Helen Beitler Graphic Ephemera Collection - Envelopes [P.2011.10.71] |
| Accession number |
P.2011.10.71 |
