Geography: Staunton


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Trade Card: Louis Cohen & Co., Clothiers, Staunton, Virginia Trade Card: Louis Cohen & Co., Clothiers, Staunton, Virginia

This trade card advertises Louis Cohen & Co., clothiers in Staunton, Virginia. The front of the card depicts children playing, suggesting a theme of childhood or family. The style of the illustration is characteristic of late 19th-century trade cards. The specific clothing or goods offered are not explicitly shown in the image. The back of the card is blank. There is a second image in the record, but it is not described in the original metadata.

Cabinet Photograph of Arthur Levy, Staunton Military Academy, Staunton, Virginia Cabinet Photograph of Arthur Levy, Staunton Military Academy, Staunton, Virginia

Cabinet photograph of Arthur Levy, a cadet at the Staunton Military Academy in Staunton, Virginia. The photograph is dated circa 1885. The reverse of the photograph bears the inscription "Respectfully yours, Arthur Levy". Benjamin Ami Blakemore, active 1872-1932, is the photographer. Arthur Levy is likely the son of Ezekiel Jacob Levy (1833-1908), a captain in the Confederacy and a member of a Richmond, Virginia Jewish family.

Trade Card: Louis Cohen & Co., Clothing Merchants, Staunton, Clifton Forge, Virginia, and Coal Valley, West Virginia Trade Card: Louis Cohen & Co., Clothing Merchants, Staunton, Clifton Forge, Virginia, and Coal Valley, West Virginia

Trade card advertising Louis Cohen & Co., a clothing merchant with stores in Staunton and Clifton Forge, Virginia, and Coal Valley, West Virginia. The card features illustrations on both sides, depicting the store's offerings and a scenic landscape. It also mentions the involvement of Julius and Jessie Switzer in the business. Circa 1885.