Geography: Kansas

An envelope addressed to Jacob Moe in Sacramento, California, postmarked ca. 1875, and sent from Isaac Phillips in Wathena, Kansas. The envelope features advertising.

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.

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 Liepman's Clothing House, located in Fort Scott and Girard, Kansas. The card is undated, but circa 1885 based on visual style.