George McCarty calendar postcard, April 1911
| Description: |
A calendar postcard from George McCarty, a Fortville, Indiana businessman, featuring a woman in Edwardian style dress. Sent to Mrs. Wm. Wiseman of Fortville, Indiana. One local historian writes, This is a 1911 advertisement for George McCarty, who sold furniture and carpets and was an undertaker. Most communities had those services combined at the time. Joseph L. Skarenina, Postcard History Series: Hancock County, (Charleston, SC: Acadia Publishing, 2004), 54. Donated by Joseph Skvarenina. |
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| Origin: | 1911 |
| Publisher: |
E. Vernon. The Osborne Co. N.Y. |
| Source: |
http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16066coll92/id/2597 |
| Collection: |
Vernon Township Public Library |
| Rights: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ |
| Copyright: |
In Copyright |
| Geography: |
Fortville, Vernon Township, Hancock, Indiana |
| Subjects: |
Postcards Women Calendars Business people Advertisements Furniture industry Undertakers |
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