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Card 4, The March Out, from the Boy Scouts series (E41), issued by the Scout Gum Company or to promote Harlequin Taffy Candy

Issued by Scout Gum Company, Rochester, New York American
Issued by the Harlequin Taffy Candy Company

ca. 1914

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Trade cards from the "Boy Scouts" series (E41), issued ca. 1914 by two separate companies. One set was issued by the Scout Gum Company and the second set promotes Harlequin Taffy Candy. The sets display the same images on card rectos, with differing verso text.

Card 4, The March Out, from the Boy Scouts series (E41), issued by the Scout Gum Company or to promote Harlequin Taffy Candy, Issued by Scout Gum Company, Rochester, New York or, Commercial color lithograph — Due to rights restrictions, this image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Title: Card 4, The March Out, from the Boy Scouts series (E41), issued by the Scout Gum Company or to promote Harlequin Taffy Candy

Publisher: Issued by Scout Gum Company, Rochester, New York or

Publisher: Issued by the Harlequin Taffy Candy Company

Date: ca. 1914

Medium: Commercial color lithograph

Dimensions: Sheet: 2 × 3 1/4 in. (5.1 × 8.2 cm)

Classifications: Prints, Ephemera

Credit Line: The Jefferson R. Burdick Collection, Gift of Jefferson R. Burdick

Accession Number: Burdick 314, E41.25

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