Geography: Kansas City

Custom-printed New Year's card with decorative edges. The card is primarily in English and includes greetings from Rabbi Joseph Krauskopf and his wife. Sent from Kansas City, Missouri, on January 1, 1886.

Billhead from Woolf Brothers, a clothing store located at 557 Main Street, Kansas City, Missouri. The billhead features a fine graphic depiction of the store and is dated February 15, 1883.

Billhead from Pollak Bros., jewelers located at 703 Main Street, Kansas City, Missouri, dated February 19, 1890. The billhead is a letterhead, and the text is written in cursive. The letter is addressed to Mr. Grant Rosenzweig, and the content of the letter is related to a business transaction regarding C.R. Richler and his father.

This trade card advertises M. Wollstein & Co., a wholesale and retail liquor dealer located at 1068 & 1070 Union Avenue, Omaha, Nebraska. The front of the card is printed on coated white stock and features detailed illustrations of whiskey jugs. [The firm had a long history and operated in several cities. There is no reference to M. Wollstein on the card; however, Theodore Wollstein was active in the firm. M. may stand for his wife Mary.] The back of the card is blank.

This trade card advertises Julius Cahn, a coal and wood dealer located at 1519 East 12th Street, Kansas City, Missouri. The front of the card features a ship in a harbor with a red rose floating on the water. The back of the card contains a full advertisement with the business's phone number, 1637.

This trade card advertises J. C. Altman & Bro., a clothing store located in Kansas City, Missouri. The front of the card features a large, detailed illustration of a young woman wearing a hat. The woman's head and hat are almost the entire focus of the image. The back of the card is blank.

This trade card advertises Cohen & Gately's, a dry goods merchant located at 919 Main Street in Kansas City, Kansas. The front of the card features a charming illustration of two children, a boy and a girl, playing with puppies. The illustration is done in a blue sepia tone with some pink sepia accents, particularly in the girl's tall hat. The background features a gray color scheme. The back of the card contains a full advertisement for the business.

This trade card advertises Bernheimer Bros. & Co., a dry goods emporium located at 912 Main Street, Kansas City, Missouri. The front of the card features an illustration of a boy sitting on a stool with a cereal bowl in his lap. He is petting a cat with his right hand. Text on the card reads, “BARGIN DRY GOODS EMPORIUM.” [Bernheimer Bros. & Co. was active in Jewish affairs].

This trade card advertises S. Hershfield, a jeweler located at 920 Main Street in Kansas City, Missouri. The front of the card features a winter scene with a picture-within-a-picture design. It includes a Christmas greeting. The back of the card is blank. The image shows a winter scene, with a central circular image of a woman standing behind a counter in a jewelry store. The card has a red border.

This trade card advertises Bernheimer Bros. & Co., a dry goods merchant located at 912 Main Street in Kansas City, Missouri. The front of the card features a young girl holding a cat on her lap, surrounded by a floral border. The back of the card is blank. The illustration appears to be in a cartoon style, with a distinct outline for the girl and cat. The card has a red border and the text is in black.

This trade card advertises R.N. Hershfield, a jeweler. The front of the card features a watercolor painting of a country scene. The front of the card is divided into three panels. The top panel is the largest. The bottom panel is the smallest and contains the name of the business and the address. The middle panel contains the image of a country scene. The painting is in shades of brown, green, and blue. The image depicts a small wooden stand in a field or meadow, topped with a landscape painting. In the background, three distant farmhouses are visible.

This trade card advertises R.N. Hershfield, a jeweler with stores in Kansas City, Missouri and Leavenworth, Kansas. The front of the card features a young woman holding a bouquet of flowers. The back of the card is blank.

This trade card advertises the services of Rose & Friedman, ticket brokers with offices in St. Louis and Kansas City, Missouri. The card lists the St. Louis address as 419 Chestnut Street, with a Kansas City branch managed by J.A. Rose. The card also includes the St. Louis telephone number, 4250. [The Rose & Friedman business is not further identified in the sources but the card provides insight into Jewish merchants who operated in the transportation and ticket brokerage industries.] The card is printed on a single sheet of white cardstock and features black text. The back of the card is blank.

This folded trade card advertises the Bachrach Tailoring Company, located at 512-514 Main Street, Kansas City, Missouri. The cover features a witty message: "The World is divided on the wisdom of gold hunting in Alaskan Winter, but they stand as one on the wisdom of going to Bachrach's." The inside of the card contains a detailed advertisement for their tailoring services. It is printed on high-quality stock by the Union Bank Note Company. The back of the card is also an advertisement. It features the text "Double Combination Store," with additional details that are unclear. A newspaper article from December 23, 1897, in *The Middleville Sun* reported that the Bachrach Tailoring Company was failing in Kansas City, Missouri. The images show the front and back of the card.

This trade card advertises Lazare & Schroeder, a clothing store located in Kansas City, Missouri. The front of the card features an illustration of two boys holding a sign with the store's name and advertisement. The back of the card is blank. The front of the card appears to be a black and white printed image.

An invoice from B. S. Flersheim & Co., wholesale liquor dealers, located at 412 Delaware Street, Kansas City, Missouri. The billhead is dated November 10, 1887, and is addressed to J. C. Halladay in Dillon, Montana. The bill shows a transaction for an amount of $385.92 with multiple line items for goods purchased. There is a handwritten note indicating shipment of the goods from Cincinnati. The billhead includes a company logo, printed in green with ornate lettering, and displays the business name and address.

This trade card advertises Levingston's Shoe and Boot Store, located at 1831 W. 9th Street, Kansas City, Kansas. The front of the card features a humorous illustration depicting a scene of domestic violence. The back of the card is dated for the 1882 Spring season.

This broadside, folded into two pages, announces the opening of the Watkins Bank in Kansas City, Missouri, on January 1, 1874, with a capital of $250,000. It lists B.A. Feinman as Vice President and Director, also noting his business as Wholesale Liquors.

Envelope addressed to B. E. Jones in Buffalo, Kansas, postmarked May 25, 1891. The envelope was sent from either New York, NY or Kansas City, MO. The recipient's marriage was announced in a Jewish newspaper.

Trade card advertising Rosenbaum Bros. & Co., livestock commission merchants, circa 1885. The card lists locations in Chicago, Illinois; Kansas City, Missouri; and South Omaha, Nebraska. Information on the card notes that Morris and Joseph Rosenbaum were wealthy Chicagoans active in Jewish affairs.

Trade card advertising the Golden Rule One Price Clothing House, owned by M. K. Weil, in Kansas City, Missouri. The card features an illustration of two boys and advertises "Warranted Copper Bottomed, Double Riveted Cold Pressed Pants." The address listed is 558 Main Street, 2nd Door From 6th Street, Kansas City, MO. Circa 1885.

This trade card advertises the Misfit Clothing Parlors located at 102 West Ninth Street in Kansas City, Missouri. The card measures 4-3/4" x 2-3/4". The front of the card likely displays the business name and address, although the provided information does not describe the imagery in detail. The back of the card features a street guide for Kansas City. [In the Victorian era, a 'misfit' was a custom-made garment rejected by a client due to fit or specifications. 'Misfit Parlors' emerged as businesses that purchased these rejected garments and resold them at lower prices.] Victor Klein was the proprietor.

This trade card advertises Cohn's Girl Cigar. The front of the card features a picture of Louise Dempsey and the text "Smoke Cohn's Girl you will never find better." The back of the card is a full advertisement for B. Cohen's cigars, boasting that they are "the most popular cigar in the mid-West." Kansas City, Kansas is also mentioned on the back.