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Trade Card for Rosenthal's

This trade card advertises Rosenthal's, a clothing store in San Francisco, California. The card features a caricature of two black women standing in a window. Both women are wearing a matching scarf and bandana, which were popular accessories for African American women in the late 19th century. The front of the card appears to have been part of a larger advertisement, with only two of four panels present. The back of the card is blank.

Associated People/Businesses

Rosenthal's
ROSENTHAL

Geography

San Francisco

Subjects

Clothing trade
Textile industry
Jewish merchants
Racism against Black people
Caricatures and cartoons

Physical Location

Arc.MS.56, Volume 7, Page 61