Myers Bros. & Co. Trade Card,
Scope and Content
The Myers Bros. and Co. Trade Card shows a Confederate soldier swapping tobacco with a Union soldier in exchange for a bag of coffee. The back includes dialogue for the scene and is imprinted by the product's Boston agent.
Dates
- Creation: late 1860s-early 1900s (likely c. early 1870s)
Creator
- Myers Bros. & Co (Richmond, Va.) (Organization)
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish material from Myers Bros. & Co. Trade Card must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Historical Note
The Myers Bros. & Co. was located in Richmond, Virginia.
Full Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Myers Bros. and Co. Trade Card shows a Confederate soldier swapping tobacco with a Union soldier in exchange for a bag of coffee.
Acquisition Information
This collection was purchased by Special Collections.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Myers Bros. & Co. Trade Card was completed in September 2012.
- Title
- A Guide to the Myers Bros. & Co. Trade Card, late 1860s-early 1900s (likely c. early 1870s)
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Alison Hight, Graduate Assistant and Kira A. Dietz, Archivist
- Date
- © 2012 Virginia Tech. All rights reserved.
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections, Virginia Tech Repository
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308
specref@vt.edu