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 > 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

2003899

Description

Title: 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: Bloch, B.
Published / Created: circa 1880
Description: This form of advertising was often done by vaudeville or minstrel entertainers.
Extent: 1 photographic print on carte-de-visite mount
10 x 7 cm.
Extent of Digitization: Completely digitized

Collection Information

Repository: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Call Number: JWJ MSS 54
Collection Title: Randolph Linsly Simpson African-American Collection
Collection/Other Creator: Simpson, Randolph Linsly, 1927-1992
Collection Date: 1728-1991 (Bulk: 1850-1970)
Collection Note: Series I. Visual Material. CARTES DE VISITE
Container / Volume: Box 11 | Folder 392

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Format: still image
Genre: Cartes-de-visite
Resource Type: Prints & Photographs

Access And Usage Rights

Access: Public
Rights: The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
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.

Identifiers

Orbis Record: 4465927
Object ID (OID): 2003899