Advertisement card for the Down Home Quartette

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An advertising card for the Down Home Quartette of Mexico, Missouri. The poster features a photo of the group. The five men are dressed similarly, with dark jackets, bowties, and handkerchiefs in their breast pockets. The front three men are seated, with the other two standing behind in front of a backdrop with a window design. The name of the group is printed above the photo and the names of the singers are printed below with an additional name handwritten in pen in the lower right corner. There is a decorative border around the poster and two thick vertical lines on either side of the photo. The back of the card has doodles of trees in blue ink and some notes.

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