Visual Materials

Subseries D. Footwear (small size)

Description

Includes printed materials advertising footwear sellers and manufacturers. Commonly advertised products include boots, shoes, and slippers for men, women, and children, as well as rubber footwear and related rubber companies.

Items between 8 x 10 inches and 11 x 14 inches in size are housed in a folder listed at the end of this subseries (Box 1, Folder 3).

Type

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Production date

approximately 1577-1943.

Call number

priJLC_FASH

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.

Subseries D. Footwear (large size)

Visual Materials

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Subseries A. Accessories (small size)

Visual Materials

Includes printed materials advertising accessory sellers and manufacturers. Commonly advertised products include cuffs, collars, shirt bosoms, suspenders, handkerchiefs, neckwear, gloves and mittens, and handbags (Binder 1); jewelry and watches (Binder 2-3); and parasols and umbrellas (Binder 4). Items between 8 x 10 inches and 11 x 14 inches in size are housed in a folder listed at the end of this subseries (Box 1, Folder 1).

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Subseries F. Headwear (small size)

Visual Materials

Includes printed materials advertising headwear sellers, milliners, and manufacturers. Commonly advertised products include hats, caps, bonnets, and miscellaneous millinery. This subseries also contains fez labels in several different languages (Binder 27). Items between 8 x 10 inches and 11 x 14 inches in size are housed in a folder listed at the end of this subseries (Box 1, Folder 5).

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Subseries E. Garments (small size)

Visual Materials

Includes printed materials advertising specialty garment sellers and manufacturers. Commonly advertised products include shirts, pants, and skirts (Binder 21); coats and furs (Binder 22); and undergarments such as corsets, dress stays, hosiery, underwear, boning products, bustles, and dress forms (Binders 23-25). Items between 8 x 10 inches and 11 x 14 inches in size are housed in a folder listed at the end of this subseries (Box 1, Folder 5).

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Subseries G. Sewing Supplies (small size)

Visual Materials

Includes printed materials advertising sellers and manufacturers of sewing supplies and trimmings and notions. Commonly advertised products include buttons, braids, dress linings, ribbons, hooks, and patterns (Binder 28); and thread and yarn (Binders 30-37). Items between 8 x 10 inches and 11 x 14 inches in size are housed in a folder listed at the end of this subseries (Box 1, Folder 6).

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Subseries H. Textiles (small size)

Visual Materials

Includes printed materials advertising domestic and foreign textile manufacturers and related entities including dyes and dyers (Binder 38); and woolen and textile mills, and related products such as dress goods and fabrics (Binders 39-48). The subseries also includes product label record and sample books (Box 4), and labels affixed to textile samples (Box 5). Items between 8 x 10 inches and 11 x 14 inches in size are housed in a folder and two boxes listed at the end of this subseries (Box 1, Folder 7; Box 4; Box 5).

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Subseries D. Footwear (small size)

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