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Chas. A. Smith & Co. merchant tailors

Description: Image of an eye-level view of the "Charles A. Smith & Co. Merchant Tailors" store in Boston, Massachusetts, with people walking in and out and along the streets in an oval frame; vignette of an interior view of the store; ornate scrolling frame border.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1849-1854
Call number: priJLC_FASH_001039
Creator: Last, Jay T(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Jay T. Last, 2005. This collection forms part of the Jay T. Last collection of graphic arts and social history, which was donated to the Huntington Library by Jay T. Last in 2005 as a gift in progress.

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priJLC_ENT_000485

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Visual Materials

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priJLC_REL_001025

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priJLC_FIN_002588

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priJLC_BEV_000588

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priJLC_FIN_002581

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