Cat-astrophe advertising card

Image

amherst_trade_cards_1.jpg

Title

Cat-astrophe advertising card

Subject

Advertising cards
Business cards
Amherst (Mass.)

Description

Trade card advertising the Amherst business of F. H. Howes, a grocer located in Merchants' Row in the 1880s. The cartoon on the card illustrates Victorian humor.

Publisher

Jones Library Special Collections

Date

Circa 1885

Rights

This digital file may be used for educational uses, as long as it is not altered in any way. Prior written permission is required for any other use of the digital files from the Jones Library.

Format

image/jpg

Language

English

Type

Cards

Identifier

Folder: Amherst -- Trade cards

Original Format

Advertising card

Physical Dimensions

3 x 5 in.

Citation

“Cat-astrophe advertising card,” Digital Amherst, accessed March 28, 2024, https://digitalamherst.org/items/show/36.