Geography: Warren

Associated Items

Trade Card: Solomon Cohn & Co., Warren, Pennsylvania Trade Card: Solomon Cohn & Co., Warren, Pennsylvania

Die-cut trade card for Solomon Cohn & Co., clothing merchants in Warren, Pennsylvania. The card is shaped like a minstrel figure and contains racist imagery. Circa 1885.

Trade Card: Adolph Zola, Watchmaker and Jeweler, Pawnbroker, Warren, Ohio Trade Card: Adolph Zola, Watchmaker and Jeweler, Pawnbroker, Warren, Ohio

Trade card advertising the business of Adolph Zola, a watchmaker, jeweler, and pawnbroker located at 136 Park Avenue, Warren, Ohio. The card is dated circa 1885.

Letter from M. Greenbaum & Co. to Creditors, July 4, 1874 Letter from M. Greenbaum & Co. to Creditors, July 4, 1874

Broadside letter from M. Greenbaum & Co. to their creditors, dated July 4, 1874, announcing their inability to reach an agreement and informing them of pending lawsuits. The letter reflects the economic climate of the Panic of 1873 and its aftermath. The letter was sent from Chicago, Illinois, and concerns business dealings in both Chicago and Warren, Ohio.

Letter from Marcellus Ovando Messer to his Parents, September 29, 1864 Letter from Marcellus Ovando Messer to his Parents, September 29, 1864

A four-page letter written by Marcellus Ovando Messer to his parents in Warren, Ohio, from near Atlanta, Georgia, on September 29, 1864. Messer, a sergeant in Company C, 19th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, describes a dress drill and review attended by Colonel Frederick Knefler, his commanding officer. The letter provides details of the event and mentions army pay, the upcoming election, and the condition of his fellow soldiers. The letter is faded but the text has been enhanced digitally.