Nineteen Trade Cards: Selz, Schwab & Co. Presidents Series, Chicago, Illinois, circa 1885
A set of nineteen trade cards produced by Selz, Schwab & Co. of Chicago, Illinois, circa 1885. Each card features a portrait and signature of a different U.S. President, starting with George Washington. The front of each card displays the portrait and signature, while the back advertises "Selz Rock Bottom Shoes Mfg. by Selz, Schwab & Co., Chicago." In 1878, M. Selz bought into the M. Selz Shoe Company. The collection includes images of the following presidents: George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson, Martin Van Buren, William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, James K. Polk, Zachary Taylor, Millard Fillmore, Franklin Pierce, James Buchanan, Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson, Ulysses S. Grant, Rutherford B. Hayes, Chester A. Arthur, and Grover Cleveland.
Associated People/Businesses
- Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848
- Selz, Schwab & Co.
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
- Hayes, Rutherford B., 1822-1893
- Fillmore, Millard, 1800-1874
- Arthur, Chester Alan, 1829-1886
- Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875
- Washington, George, 1732-1799
- Tyler, John, 1790-1862
- Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841
- Garfield, James A. (James Abram), 1831-1881
- Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850
- Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885
- Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845
- Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826
- Madison, James, 1751-1836
- Monroe, James, 1758-1831
- Polk, James K. (James Knox), 1795-1849
- Cleveland, Grover, 1837-1908
- Pierce, Franklin, 1804-1869
- SCHWAB, CHARLES (1835.1919)
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Arc.MS.56, Box 3, Folder 10|Arc.MS.56, Volume 10, Page 23|Arc.MS.56, Volume 10, Page 24|Arc.MS.56, Volume 10, Page 25