Trade Card: M. I. Frank, Clothier, Albany, New York

This trade card for M. I. Frank's clothing store in Albany, New York, features a whimsical illustration of anthropomorphic frogs and dogs dressed in clothing and interacting on a city street. The style is cartoonish and lighthearted. The card includes an address: 52 State St. The back of the card is blank. [Moses I. Frank ran a clothing store in Albany during this period, as evidenced by his presence in various Albany City Directories. His father, variously listed as Leidon Frank, Leiden Frank, and Isadore Frank in census records, was also a dry goods merchant. Moses I. Frank was born in Germany.]

Associated People/Businesses

• M. I. Frank (Firm)
• FRANK, M. I.

Geography

• Albany

Subjects

• Clothing trade
• Jewish merchants
• Advertising cards
• Frogs

Physical Location

Arc.MS.56, Volume 24, Page 8