Geography: Monticello


Associated Items

Trade Card: S. Kahn, "The One Price Clothier", Monticello, Iowa Trade Card: S. Kahn, "The One Price Clothier", Monticello, Iowa

This trade card advertises S. Kahn's clothing store, "The One Price Clothier." The front of the card (first image) depicts a classroom scene with multiple children. The illustration style is reminiscent of late 19th-century imagery. The text "The One Price Clothier" is prominently displayed. The back of the card (second image) is blank. The card was displayed at the Library of Congress exhibit in Cincinnati (AJA) in 2005.

Billhead - Strong, Stern & Co., Monticello, New York, November 29, 1871 Billhead - Strong, Stern & Co., Monticello, New York, November 29, 1871

Invoice from Strong, Stern & Co., wholesale dealers in fancy goods, ribbons, hosiery, gloves, corsets, shirt fronts, white goods, and a general variety of notions, located in Monticello, New York. Dated November 29, 1871. The bill lists various items purchased by S. Ganung, with a handwritten total amount of $13.15. The billhead displays a decorative framed header section advertising “Special Stock of Watches, Jewelry, Silver & Plated Ware.”