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Johnson & Melaas Letterhead
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Letterhead of Johnson & Melaas, merchant tailors and cloth dealers, "Buyers of wool and Wisconsin leaf tobacco," with an engraving of a waterfront view of Lofoten, Norway, with the caption, "American headquarters for the world renowned Melaas, Steenersen & Co.'s Norwegian Cod Liver Oil, best in the world. Agents wanted. Liberal commission."
circa 1870-1879
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W0147VE
WHi 110766
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