From William Reese Company - Americana, New Haven, CT, U.S.A.
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[2]pp., printed on a 10 3/4 x 8 1/4-inch sheet. Old folds, short separations along center horizontal fold. Minor soiling. Good plus. A scarce Anglo-centric promotional letter sheet for Albuquerque, New Mexico. The eighteen advertisements for Albuquerque businesses printed on one side of the sheet include a planing mill, real estate broker, a shoe store, liquor store, tailor, a bank, a cigar dealer touting "Fine Havana Cigars," a laundry, horse stables, and more. Interestingly, none of the advertisers have Hispanic names. The verso contains promotional text describing the advantages of Albuquerque, including its climate, businesses, newspapers, educational system, manufactures and businesses, etc. Below this information is a handwritten letter from one of the advertisers on the front of the sheet - the proprietor of the Phoenix Planing Mill, W. Hesselden. The letter is dated January 4, 1906. In it, Hesselden writes to a supplier in Council Bluffs, Iowa with an order of several quantities of supplies. An interesting letter on a rare letter sheet that is one part promotional and one part local business directory. Seller Inventory # WRCAM56404
Bibliographic Details
Title: [PROMOTIONAL LETTER SHEET TOUTING THE ...
Publisher: [Albuquerque, N.M.
Publication Date: 1906
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