Geography: Freeport

This is one of two trade cards in this record. The front of the card features a caricature depicting the wooing of two Black twins. The imagery is racially insensitive and stereotypical. The illustration style appears to be from the late 19th century. The back of the card (second image) is a full advertisement for Al. Baumgarten's business, detailing beer delivery services and potentially other beverages, including mineral water. The full advertisement on the back of the card includes details about the delivery of mineral water.

Trade card advertising Salvator Export Beer sold by Al. Baumgarten in Freeport, Illinois. The card features a caricature of three Black individuals on donkeys. Circa 1885.

This trade card features a small illustration of a child holding a bouquet of violets. The front of the card lists the business name, I. Cohen, located at 53 Stephenson Street in Oswego, New York. The back of the card includes an advertisement for W.J. Austen & Co., a retailer of Austen Cologne. [The trade card suggests a possible business relationship between I. Cohen, a clothier in Oswego, New York and W. J. Austen & Co., a cologne manufacturer in Freeport, Illinois.]

This trade card advertises Oettinger Brothers' Star Clothing House in Freeport, Illinois. The front of the card (Image URL: https://iiif-images.library.upenn.edu/iiif/2/9a765eb5-f274-4892-a0b2-de52c3d83056%2Faccess/full/!600,600/0/default.jpg) shows an illustration of singing frogs. The business name, address (92 Tarbox Block, Freeport, Ill), and location are printed clearly on the card. The back of the card is blank. [The father of Louella Parsons (born Louella Rose Oettinger; August 6, 1881 – December 9, 1972), the first American movie columnist and a screenwriter, owned and operated this clothing store. Both her parents were of Jewish descent. Her father died when she was nine years old.]