El Buen Tono, S.A., collection, early 1900s

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Summary

Title:
El Buen Tono, S.A., collection
Dates:
early 1900s
Creators:
Buen Tono, S.A.
Abstract:
This small collection contains loose photographs, a photograph album, and lithographed promotional comic book for El Buen Tono cigarette manufacturing company of Mexico City, dating from the early 1900s.
Containers:
Box: 1
Extent:
.21 Linear Feet 1 box
Language:
Spanish; Castilian .
Preferred citation:

[Box/folder no. or item name], El Buen Tono, S.A, Collection no. 0523, Boeckmann Center for Iberian and Latin American Studies, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Background

Scope and content:

This small collection contains loose photographs, a photograph album, and lithographed promotional comic book for El Buen Tono cigarette manufacturing company of Mexico City, dating from the early 1900s. The 15 loose photographs and the album of 20 professional photographs depict the company's buildings, machinery, workers, automobiles and wagons, and manufacturing process. The promotional comic book is titled "Album de Historietas" (1909).

Album cover title: "El Buen Tono, S. A. Compañía Manufacturera del Cigarro sin pegamento."

Biographical / historical:

El Buen Tono was a cigarette manufacturing company located in Mexico City that was founded by French businessman Ernesto Pugibet in the late 1800s. In 1899, the company was reestablished as "El Buen Tono S. A., Compañía Manufacturera del Cigarro sin pegamento." The company closed around 1961.

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About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Diann Benti
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2022-02-08 11:04:39 -0800 .

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Preferred citation:

[Box/folder no. or item name], El Buen Tono, S.A, Collection no. 0523, Boeckmann Center for Iberian and Latin American Studies, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Location of this collection:
Special Collections
Doheny Memorial Library, Room 209
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189, US
Contact:
(213) 740-5900
specol@usc.edu
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