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Trade Card: L. Mayer's Shirt & Underwear Store, Hartford, Connecticut

This trade card advertises L. Mayer's Shirt & Underwear Store, located at 76 Asylum Street in Hartford, Connecticut. The front of the card features a comical illustration of an Irishman and a Chinaman. This is one of a set of seven cards. The illustration is likely intended to be humorous, but it reflects the racist caricatures prevalent in the late 19th century. The text on the card clearly states the business name and its claim to be the "sole mfg. of the Atlas shirt." The back of the card is blank.

Associated People/Businesses

L. Mayer's (Firm)
Mayer, L.

Geography

Hartford

Subjects

Clothing trade
Underwear
Advertising cards
Caricatures and cartoons

Physical Location

Arc.MS.56, Volume 9, Page 39