A cartoon with two scenes. First, an older woman leaves the grocery store with a case of cans of food, while a second woman gestures at the upset grocer. The shelves behind him are almost empty. In the second scene, the smiling grocer hands each a can...
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
Office of Price Administration, Washington, D. C. and U.S. Government Printing Office
Subject (Geographic):
United States.
Subject (Topic):
Rationing, World War, 1939-1945, Food supply, Ration books, Grocery stores, Grocers, and Shopping
An grocer stands in the center of his shop, legs astride and hands in his pockets. His hair is fashionably dressed and wears a ruffled collar along with an apron. Behind him on the floor is a barrel of sugar and on the shelves canisters of various te...
"Inscription in the upper right. corner: 'A Serio Comic Scene that befel the Grocers Wife at Norwich Or Mrs Figgs bottom exposed owing to the bottom of Mr Figgs Whiskey breaking through.' The two-wheeled gig has stopped at the door of an old-fashioned...
Alternative Title:
Bottom of Mr. Figg's old whiskey broke through
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Topic):
Accidents, Carriages & coaches, City & town life, Dogs, Grocers, Spectators, Spouses, Stores & shops, and Window displays
Trade card for the Dawbarn family grocery warehouse, situated in Aldermanbury, London. It shows a man wearing typical Chinese dress, sitting on boxes on the banks of a river. Behind him looms a large pagoda, and to his right a box, an urn, and a baske...
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
T. Dawbarn
Subject (Geographic):
England and London.
Subject (Topic):
Grocers, Ethnic stereotypes, Pagodas, Rivers, and Ships
