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Trade Card - Greensfelder, Florsheim & Co., Chicago, Illinois, Undated
This colorful trade card advertises Greensfelder, Florsheim & Co.'s "Celebrated School Shoes," declaring them "ARE THE BEST" and stating that "Every pair warranted." The front features a vibrant color lithograph illustration of a crying child, wearing the advertised shoes and holding a book and a red umbrella, being playfully harassed by a flock of geese in a rural landscape. The verso of the card features text: "GREENSFELDER, FLORSHEIM & CO. CELEBRATED SCHOOL SHOES FOR SALE BY" and "SEE THAT EVERY PAIR HAS OUR LABEL." The visual style, with its narrative imagery and decorative typography, is characteristic of late 19th-century advertising.
Associated People/Businesses
- Isaac Greensfelder
- Siegmund Florsheim
- Greensfelder, Isaac
- Florsheim, Siegmund
Geography
No geographic information available.
Subjects
- Shoes
- Retail trade
- Advertising
- Trade cards
- Children's shoes
- Chicago
- 19th century
- Jewish businesses
- Geese
- Footwear manufacturers
Physical Location
Arc.MS.56, Box 20, Folder 10