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George W. Carnes (Boston, Mass.) · 1850 · G.W. Carnes · 7 pictures

A trade catalogue of clothing issued by George W. Carnes of Boston in 1850, printed for customers buying ready-made coats, trousers and boys' suits. Wood engravings signed T. & A. show boys and young men standing in pairs or alone, wearing checked trousers, frock coats, caps and top hats, with a park fountain and hoop as background props; useful for period menswear silhouettes, small figure vignettes and letterpress type sitting behind the cuts.

Costume · Commercial catalogs -- Costume

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