Thursday, October 5 –
Tuesday, October 31, 2017
Second Floor Landing, John Hay Library, 20 Prospect Street, Providence
These advertising cards for the firm Chocolate E. Juncosa, in Barcelona, depict scenes from Cuba’s War of Independence, 1895–1898. Founded in 1835, the company offered cocoa and sugar of the finest quality. This set contains 36 numbered chromolithography cards with color illustrations and caption titles. The reverse of each card contains text advertisement for the company.
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