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Blacksburg, Virginia 24061
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Alison Hight, Graduate Assistant and Kira A. Dietz, Archivist
Administrative Information
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish material from Myers Bros. & Co. Trade Card must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Myers Bros. & Co. Trade Card, Ms2012-046, Special Collections, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
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.
Historical Note
The Myers Bros. & Co. was located in Richmond, Virginia.
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.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- Civil War
- History of Food and Drink
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865