Geography: Grand Rapids

This trade card advertises Levi Bros., a clothing store in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The card is three-sided with two advertising sections. One side of the card features a store advertisement for a full line of clothing. The other side advertises hats, caps, and furnishings. [The back of the card is also filled with an advertisement.]

This trade card advertises the Giant Clothing Co. owned by A. May and located at the corner of Canal and Lyon Streets in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The card features a large red rose with the words 'Giant Clothing Co.' printed above and the store address below. It also includes the text 'Red Rose… Impressed' suggesting the business' use of a red rose logo or symbol. [After his brother Abraham joined him, they separated from Housemans and started their own clothing store under the name of A. May & Sons.]

Deed of sale for a city lot in Chicago, Illinois, from Meyer Sandler and his wife, Mary, of Grand Rapids, Michigan, to Lazarus Silverman. The transaction took place on November 17, 1881, for a sum of $2,500.

This trade card advertises the Giant Clothing Co., located on the corner of Canal and Lansing Streets in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The front of the card (Image 1) depicts a comical scene with rats, though further details are needed to fully describe the illustration. The back of the card (Image 2) is blank. [The Giant Clothing Co. was founded in 1883 by Abraham May. After two years at the University of Michigan, Abraham's son Meyer May and other children in the family joined the business, and the name changed to A. May & Son's. It was the first store in the nation to display clothing on Batts hangers. Meyer May became president after his father's death in 1906. Meyer May and his wife Sophie Amberg were also known for their Frank Lloyd Wright-designed home, now a museum.]

This trade card advertises the Giant Clothing Co. located on the corner of Canal and Lansing Streets in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The front of the card features a comical illustration of a goose. [The business was founded in 1883 by Abraham May and was initially known as the Giant Clothing Store. It later became A. May & Son's after Abraham's son Meyer and other family members joined the business. The store was known for being the first in the nation to display clothing on Batts hangers.] The back of the card is blank.

This trade card advertises the Giant Clothing Co., located on the corner of Canal and Lansing Streets in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The front of the card (Image URL: https://iiif-images.library.upenn.edu/iiif/2/7114589d-7bdd-4131-bc01-7df6394fdca3%2Faccess/full/!600,600/0/default.jpg) features a comical illustration of a pig. The back of the card (Image URL: https://iiif-images.library.upenn.edu/iiif/2/54855a88-85ee-4ae4-924d-52048137fdd9%2Faccess/full/!600,600/0/default.jpg) is blank. [The Giant Clothing Store was founded in 1883 by Abraham May at Monroe and Lyon Streets, and later became A. May & Son's.]

This trade card advertises Philip E. Newman & Co., a boot and shoe retailer located at 46 Canal Street, Grand Rapids, Michigan. The front of the card features a stylized illustration of a young boy with a drum, possibly representing the retailer's commitment to providing footwear for children. The text on the back of the card provides additional information about the business.