003/003-04-xx. Whaling Ephemera
Record Group Term
Identifier: 003/003-04-xx
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Corset Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 003-04-03
Scope and Contents
The collection includes advertising material for corsets and related items during the late 19th to early 20th centuries. Items include advertising trade cards, magazine advertisements, novelty items, business cards and corsets from the period.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1880s-1900s
Found in:
Providence Public Library
/
Corset Collection
Collection of Soapine advertising trade cards
Item
Identifier: 003-04-02
Scope and Contents
This collection contains 68 advertising trade cards produced by Providence’s Kendall Manufacturing Company to advertise Soapine detergent. Included are 19 cards attributed to Charlotte Perkins Gilman.
Dates:
1880 - 1885