Mail Pouch Barn in Rural Maryland
by James Brunker
Title
Mail Pouch Barn in Rural Maryland
Artist
James Brunker
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
A barn advertising Mail Pouch Tobacco near Mt Airy in Frederick County, Maryland. Barn advertising was very popular in the first half of the 20th century and Mail Pouch Tobacco (produced by the West Virginia Mail Pouch chewing tobacco company based in Wheeling, West Virginia) one of the most widely advertised products. By the early 1960s there were approx 20,000 Mail Pouch barns spread across 22 states.
Photograph © James Brunker. Reproduction, transmission or use in any form without permission strictly prohibited.
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June 27th, 2017
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