Visual Materials

Ayer’s sarsaparilla

Description: Image of an advertisement for Ayer's Sarsaparilla; glass Ayer's bottle at center surrounded by flowers and leaves.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: approximately 1843-1878
Call number: priJLC_MED_002609
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. The bulk of the medicine prints were transferred to the Library between 2010 and 2012.
Restrictions: Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.

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