B. Bloch, Artist, 181 Myrtle Avenue, Brooklyn, NY Full length double portrait, two young men standing, three piece suits and walking sticks and top hats. One hat says "Try it" the other: "Higgins German Laundry Soap is the Best." Carte de visite

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Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Randolph Linsly Simpson African-American Collection (JWJ MSS 54) > Series I. Visual Material > CARTES DE VISITE > B. Bloch, Artist, 181 Myrtle Avenue, Brooklyn, NY Full length double portrait, two young men standing, three piece suits and walking sticks and top hats. One hat says "Try it" the other: "Higgins German Laundry Soap is the Best." Carte de visite

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Title: B. Bloch, Artist, 181 Myrtle Avenue, Brooklyn, NY Full length double portrait, two young men standing, three piece suits and walking sticks and top hats. One hat says "Try it" the other: "Higgins German Laundry Soap is the Best." Carte de visite
Creator: From the Collection: Simpson, Randolph Linsly, 1927-1992
Published / Created: circa 1880
Description: This form of advertising was often done by vaudeville or minstrel entertainers.
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English

Repository

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Call Number

JWJ MSS 54

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Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Randolph Linsly Simpson African-American Collection
  - Series I. Visual Material
    CARTES DE VISITE
    THIS ITEM B. Bloch, Artist, 181 Myrtle Avenue, Brooklyn, NY Full length double portrait, two young men standing, three piece suits and walking sticks and top hats. One hat says "Try it" the other: "Higgins German Laundry Soap is the Best." Carte de visite

Container / Volume

Box 11, folder 392

Access: Public
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Citation: Randolph Linsly Simpson African-American Collection. James Weldon Johnson Memorial Collection in the Yale Collection of American Literature, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.