Trade Card: Boardman & Dreyfus, Universal Fashion Company, Nevada City, California

This trade card advertises the Universal Fashion Company, located on Broad Street (opposite Stump's Hotel) in Nevada City, California. The front of the card depicts a young woman with a broken pitcher. The image style suggests a late 19th-century aesthetic. The back of the card contains a full advertisement. [The three Dreyfuss siblings—Fanny, Madeline, and Wilhelm (Will)—were among the last of twelve children of Louis and Louisa Dreyfuss, immigrants from Europe and California pioneers. Madeline (Mattie) Dreyfuss, born November 4, 1877, married salesman Simon Heineman of the Zecekedorff Company in Los Angeles in 1898.]

Associated People/Businesses

  • Universal Fashion Company
  • Boardman & Dreyfus
  • Dreyfus, Fanny Miss / Boardman, Addie Miss

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Physical Location

Arc.MS.56, Volume 5, Page 6