Geography: St. Joseph

Milk glass whiskey bottle, possibly a sample bottle, hand-painted with a bird. The bottle is labeled "THE OLD HOMESTEAD FINE BURBON WHISKEY, SAMUEL WESTHEIMER; DISTILLER." It is one of a pair with different paintings. Circa 1890s.

Amber glass whiskey bottle; approximately the size of a small pint. The bottle is embossed with "SAMUEL WESTHEIMER & CO., ST. JOSEPH, MO." Samuel Westheimer & Co. was a wholesale liquor business operating in St. Joseph, Missouri, beginning as early as 1868. This bottle dates from an unknown time in the company's history.

A broadside advertisement for Alder & Binswanger, a business in St. Joseph, Missouri. The broadside, likely printed circa 1885, features an illustration of a Hammond typewriter and demonstrates its use. The advertisement highlights the business's offerings and promotes the capabilities of the typewriter.

A letter written by Samuel Westheimer of St. Joseph, Missouri, to the Urbana Wine Company in Hammondsport, New York, on November 23, 1885. The letter is written on illustrated letterhead and mentions that no business is transacted on Saturdays. The letterhead features a graphic and the company's name.

A commercial letter written by A. Adler & Co., distillers and wholesale liquor dealers located at Third & Market Square in St. Joseph, Missouri, to the Pleasant Valley Wine Company in Hammondsport, New York, on November 17, 1876. The letter's content is brief.

A commercial letter dated August 14, 1879, from A. Furst & Co., wholesale liquor dealers and sole agents for Schlitz, located at 114 South Third Street & Market Square, St. Joseph, Missouri, to the Pleasant Valley Wine Company in Hammondsport, New York. The letter briefly discusses business matters.

A commercial letter dated July 10, 1877, from A. Furst & Co., wholesale liquor dealers at 114 South Third Street & Market Square, St. Joseph, Missouri, to the Pleasant Valley Wine Company in Hammondsport, New York. The letter's content is brief.

A commercial letter dated October 14, 1871, from Weil & Cahn, wholesale dry goods merchants located at 9 & 11 South Street, St. Joseph, Missouri, to J. S. & C. Wright & Co. The letter notes that no business was transacted on Saturday.