Trade Card: J. Kaufmann & Brother, One Price Clothiers, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania


Trade card advertising J. Kaufmann & Brother, One Price Clothiers, located at 83, 85 & 87 Smithfield Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The card depicts a boy being measured for a suit. The verso features details and a list of the four Kaufmann brothers: Jacob, Isaac, Morris, and Henry. The card dates from circa 1885, coinciding with the opening of the Kaufmann's Grand Depot. The Kaufmann brothers, immigrants from Viernheim, Germany, established their business in Pittsburgh in 1871, growing from a tailoring shop to a large department store.


Associated People/Businesses

  • KAUFMANN, J. / KAUFMANN, I. / KAUFMANN, M. / KAUFMANN, H.

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Physical Location

Arc.MS.56, Box 20, Folder 11