Advertising flyer for the promotion of Los Angeles by Barker Brothers

Object/Artifact

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

Advertising flyer for the promotion of Los Angeles by Barker Brothers

Entry/Object ID

2006.219.1.4

Description

Advertising flyer for the promotion of Los Angeles by Barker Brothers, reprinted from the "Los Angeles Evening Express" newspaper, 1 September 1920. The item has much text, written in a classic booster style, extolling the virtues of Los Angeles, calling for the building of and improvement of homes, which would benefit Barker Brothers and its furniture business. With many folds, some creases, and an edge tear at the lower right, the condition is good overall.

Lexicon

Search Terms

Barker Brothers [firm], Advertising--Los Angeles (Calif.), City promotion--Los Angeles (Calif.), Furniture industry and trade--Los Angeles (Calif.), Place marketing--Los Angeles (Calif.)

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Broadsides