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Trade Card for P. Ostheim & Son, Clothiers
This trade card, from P. Ostheim & Son, clothiers, is located at 1102-1104 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The front of the card features a woman in an oriental dress that is based on a stereotype of women of Asian descent. This stereotyped figure is meant to attract customers and potentially promote the image of the store as a supplier of fashionable or exotic clothing. The back of the card is blank.
Associated People/Businesses
- P. Ostheim & Son
- OSTHEIM P. & SON
Geography
Subjects
- Clothing trade
- Textile industry
- Jewish merchants
- Racism against Asians
- Stereotypes (Social psychology)
Physical Location
Arc.MS.56, Volume 36, Page 14