1950s Business Calendars From Kilcock
Among the many postcards and other ephemera found in the Kildare Local Studies collections are three small business calendars dating from 1953/54 advertising local business in Kilcock. Each card, marked as ‘A Photocraft Production 27 Essex Street Dublin’, follows an almost identical template with attractive images of the business, their products, contact details and a […]
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