Trade Card: Yondorf Bros., Clothiers, Gents' Furnishers & Merchant Tailors, Chicago, Illinois

This trade card advertises Yondorf Bros., clothiers, gents' furnishers, and merchant tailors in Chicago, Illinois. The front of the card depicts children using tin cans as a makeshift telephone. This imagery likely reflects the contemporary introduction of the Bell telephone. The text on the front of the card states, "Yondorf Bros. Your Clothiers," and "Gents Furnishers & Merchant Tailors" (note the misspelling of "Furnishers"). The card also notes that the business had a Bell telephone in use. Two addresses are listed: N.E. Corner of North Ave. & Larrabee St., and Corner Blue Island Ave. & 14th Street. The back of the card contains a full advertisement; details are not visible in the provided image. A second image shows the back of a card with more details of the advertisement but it is too blurry to decipher.

Associated People/Businesses

• Yondorf Bros.

Geography

• Chicago

Subjects

• Clothing trade
• Advertising cards
• Jewish merchants
• Advertising cards

Physical Location

Arc.MS.56, Box 3, Folder 10