Randolph Photos: Advertising and Promotion

Title

Randolph Photos: Advertising and Promotion

Description

Photos and postcards showing Randolph scenes from the late 1800s through the mid-1900s. This collection focuses on advertising and promotion in Randolph, including promotional postcards produced by Randolph businesses to advertise their wares.

Publisher

Randolph Historical Commission

Contributor

Randolph Historical Commission
Kate Tardiff, archivist intern

Collection Items

Randolph Manufacturing Company promotional postcard: Randy Boatshu Yacht
The front of this promotional postcard for the Randolph Manufacturing Company, otherwise known as Randy, has a photograph of the company's yacht, Randy Boatshu. The back of the card describes the yacht, "a seagoing test laboratory and sales office".

Rudco Upholstering Co. promotional postcard
A card with an image of and advertisement for the Rudco Upholstering Co. at 146 South Main St. in Randolph. They advertise interior decorating services as well as upholstering, slip covers, and draperies. A different phone number has been handwritten…

Clinton Fine Clothes promotional postcard
A linen card, made of textured paper with high rag content, with an image of a fall leaf and several men in suits advertising Clinton, makers and retailers of fine clothes. The back of the card lists locations in Somerville, Boston, Quincy, and…

Edward's Laundry promotional postcard
A postcard advertising the services available at Edward's Laundry on Centre St. in Randolph, including damp wash service, Thursday bargain day, and flat work.

Mother Hubbard's Cupboard promotional postcard
A postcard with an image of part of Mother Hubbard's Cupboard's dining room, along with the address of the restaurant, which was located on South Main St. in a space that would later house Tecla's, Randolph Town House, and Kona Gold.

Mother Hubbard's Cupboard promotional postcard with map
A postcard with an image of part of Mother Hubbard's Cupboard's dining room, along with the address of the restaurant, which was located on South Main St. in a space that would later house Tecla's, Randolph Town House, and Kona Gold. The postcard…
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