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Bates & Co. Records, 1807-1895, undated
Collection
Identifier: MH 35
Abstract
The Bates & Co. Records document the business activities of Bates & Co., a 19th century Boston merchant shipping company. Materials include ship’s papers, personal and professional correspondence, financial records, bound account volumes, trade circulars, photographs, and ephemera. The bulk of materials were created by Bates & Co., its predecessor Nathan Bridge & Co., the firms’ business associates, and ships’ captains; the collection also includes personal papers from...
Dates:
1807-1895, undated
Found in:
Phillips Library
Sailing Ship Card Collection, 1857-1894, 1918, 1990, undated
Collection
Identifier: MSS 470
Abstract
Sailing ship cards have been identified as the earliest form of multi-color advertising in the United States. Printed to announce the departure of commercial ship sailings for both passengers and freight companies, the ephemeral nature of these cards makes them very rare. The collection contains 1,296 cards, 1,193 of which are unique, and 103 of which are duplicates.
Dates:
1857-1894, 1918, 1990, undated
Found in:
Phillips Library