Geography: Leavenworth

Invoice from Rothenberg & Schloss, wholesale cigar dealers in Leavenworth, Kansas. Dated August 14, 1899. The invoice was sent to S. B. Buffard Co. in Virginia City, Montana, and details a purchase of cigars, with several different varieties and quantities listed. There is a stamp showing the bill was paid at Elling State Bank on November 1, 1899, Virginia City, Montana. The billhead features a decorative border with a company logo in the upper left corner.

Issue of the Leavenworth Times newspaper published in Leavenworth, Kansas on July 24, 1867. The issue contains various advertisements, news related to Custer and Native Americans, and mentions individuals such as Dr. Epstein, J. Ringolsky, Jacob Sieglitz, and S.M. Rothschild.

This trade card advertises R.N. Hershfield, a jeweler located at 421 Delaware Street in Leavenworth, Kansas. The front of the card features a cat wearing a bonnet. The card's layout is simple, with the business name, address, and a small illustration. The back of the card is blank.

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.

Check dated September 28, 1877, issued by R. N. Hershfield of Leavenworth, Kansas, payable to Kountze Bros. The check includes a vignette depicting the successor firm "Hershfield & Mitchell." Biographical information on R. N. Hershfield is included, detailing his career in watchmaking and retail in Leavenworth, Kansas, from 1856 to 1877. Information from William G. Cutler's *History of the State of Kansas* (1883) is cited.

A coin silver spoon made and/or retailed by the firm of Hershfield and Mitchell in Leavenworth, Kansas, circa 1865. Hershfield and Mitchell were a prominent jewelry house known for high-quality goods distributed nationally. This spoon is unmonogrammed and in excellent condition. Information about the firm is derived from William G. Cutler's *History of the State of Kansas*, published in 1883.

Letter dated July 26, 1867, from W. C. Lobenstein in Leavenworth, Kansas, to the Singer Manufacturing Company, ordering sewing accessories. The letter may have been extracted from a letter book.