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Trade card - B. Posner, Scranton, PA, Circa 1885
A trade card for B. Posner, a Scranton, PA-based business located at 219 Penn Avenue opposite Baptist Church, offering "Second-Hand and New Clothing," "Ladies Dresses, Carpets, Boots and Shoes," and "ALL KINDS OF FURNISHING GOODS," advertising items as "SELLING VERY CHEAP." The card features bold, ornate lettering for the business name and product categories. The verso of the card features a colorful lithographic illustration for INTERNATIONAL BAKING POWDER, depicting three children in a grassy field; one boy sits playing a horn, while another boy and a girl are dancing. The baking powder is manufactured by Queen City Chemical Company.
Associated People/Businesses
- B. Posner
- Posner, B.
Geography
No geographic information available.
Subjects
- Clothing
- Retail trade
- Furnishing goods
- Second-hand goods
- Trade cards
- Advertising
- Children
- Dancing
- Music
- Baking powder
- 19th Century
- Victorian Era
- Scranton, PA
- Pennsylvania
Physical Location
Arc.MS.56, Box 23, Folder 9