Geography: Oswego

This trade card advertises J. S. Cohen, a clothing repairer and cleaner located at 73 East Second Street in Oswego, New York. The front of the card is white with black text. The card lists the phone numbers 117.F and 249.I. The back of the card is blank.

This trade card advertises Edwin C. Burt's store in Toledo, Ohio. The front of the card features an advertisement for AUSTENS FOREST FLOWER COLOGNE with the address 94 MAIN STREET printed beneath. The back of the card is blank. [This card appears to be from the collection of J. Reizensten].

Trade card advertising Austen Forest Flower Cologne. Depicts a barefoot girl with a basket of blue flowers and a scarf on her head. The card lists the address as 352 No. Broadway, opposite the American Hotel, Saratoga Springs, New York. Circa 1885.

This trade card advertises Forest Flowers Perfume, a fragrance sold by both H. Heynemann & Co. in San Francisco, California, and W. J. Austen & Co. in Oswego, New York. The card features an illustration of a boy and a girl standing together, perhaps representing a young couple. The boy has his arm around the girl's waist. The girl is holding a bouquet of flowers. There is a background scene with a rustic wooden fence. The front of the card includes a note at the top stating 'National Card.' The back of the card includes a full advertisement for Forest Flowers Perfume.

Trade card advertising Hirsh & Brother's One Price Clothing House and W. J. Austen & Co.'s Austen Forest Cologne. The card features advertisements for both businesses. The front advertises Austen Forest Cologne, while the back features a full advertisement for Hirsh & Brother's grand opening on May 2nd, highlighting their renovated space and offerings of clothing and novelties. The card is dated circa 1885.

This trade card features a small illustration of a child holding a bouquet of violets. The front of the card lists the business name, I. Cohen, located at 53 Stephenson Street in Oswego, New York. The back of the card includes an advertisement for W.J. Austen & Co., a retailer of Austen Cologne. [The trade card suggests a possible business relationship between I. Cohen, a clothier in Oswego, New York and W. J. Austen & Co., a cologne manufacturer in Freeport, Illinois.]

Printed Act incorporating the Berith Sholen Synagogue of Oswego, New York, passed May 5, 1863. Excerpted from an 1863 book of New York State laws.

Trade card advertising Austen's Forest Flower Cologne, a perfume manufactured by W. J. Austen & Co. of Oswego, New York. The card features the logo for Austen's Forest Flower Cologne and indicates that it is sold by M. Cohen, a men's clothing merchant in Louisville, Kentucky. Circa 1885.

This trade card advertises Goetter, Weil & Co., dry goods merchants. The card lists the business as agents for Austen's Forest Flower Cologne. The address for the business is in Montgomery, Alabama. The card has a red border and a stylized floral illustration.

Advertising postcard from Jeselsohn & Co., located at 545 Broadway, New York City, dated July 27, 1881. The postcard advertises photo albums, dolls, and fancy china. The postcard was sent from New York to Oswego, New York.