Subject: Animals

A double-sided broadside featuring a Hebrew alphabet chart with vowels and illustrations of twelve animals, with both Hebrew and English names. The chart likely originates from New York City. The exact publication date is unknown, but it is estimated to be around 1890.

This trade card advertises Chas. Holtzmann, a wholesale and retail clothier located at the corner of State & Ferry Streets in Schenectady, New York. The front of the card features a color illustration of a baby in a blue dress sitting on the ground next to an overturned woven basket, surrounded by chickens and a small doll. The reverse side of the card presents the business's advertisement with ornate Victorian-style lettering for "CHAS. HOLTZMANN" and "CLOTHIER," along with the business type and address.

A colorful trade card for the Denver Fur Company, located at 401 Lawrence St., between 16th and 17th Streets in Denver, Colorado, circa 1885. The front of the card features an illustration of a brown bear resting within a cage, with a sign reading "GRIZZLY BEARS GOOD NIGHT." The business name and address are prominently displayed on an angled pink banner. The verso provides a detailed list of products and services, including Seal Sacques, fur-lined garments, capes, collars, muffs, and furs of every description. They also offered fur trimming, remodeling, relining, enlarging, and repair of furs, and specialized in Rocky Mountain skins, rugs, robes, and mats. The card features a decorative border and ornate Victorian-style lettering.

This trade card advertises the Golden Eagle, located at 90 Woodward Ave. in Detroit, Michigan, as "The Popular Low Priced House of Detroit." The business specialized in selling clothing and furnishing goods, and offered custom tailoring services. It operated on a "One Price Cash Business" model, claiming to offer goods at 30 to 50 percent less than competitors. Prices for custom suits or overcoats were $18, $20, or $25, and pants were $4.00. The front of the card is a monochrome puzzle illustration depicting hunters in a forest being charged by a deer, with text instructing the viewer to "Find Camel, Elephant, Rhinoceros, Hippopotamus, Three Dogs, Frog, Owl, Calf, Two Hogs, Alligator, Kid." The reverse features the business name "Golden Eagle" in an ornate, Victorian-style font, incorporating an eagle head into the 'G', with "90 Woodward Ave." below it. The card was printed by Calvert Lith. Co., Detroit. 3.

This colorful trade card advertises "NOXALL" Clothing, manufactured by Hargadine-McKittrick Dry Goods Co. of St. Louis, MO. The front features a lithographic image of a hunter behind a wooden fence in a natural landscape by a body of water, with a text-based puzzle inviting the viewer to "FIND THREE ANIMALS AND A BIRD." Below the image, it reads: "It requires no search to find value in \u201cNOXALL\u201d Clothing." The reverse side details the advertised products including Shirts, Pants, Overalls, Jumpers, Duck Clothing, and Night Robes, emphasizing "UNION MADE" with a prominent United Garment Workers of America label, "SELECTED MATERIAL," "SUPERIOR WORKMANSHIP," "EXCLUSIVE DESIGNS," and "PERFECTION OF FIT."

This trade card advertises L. Holzheimer & Co., Clothiers, located at 141 East Water Street, Elmira, N.Y. The card features a colorful illustration of a rooster standing next to a wooden crate, where a hen is nesting with her chicks. The background is a plain peach color. The text for the business name and address is printed above the illustration. 3.

This trade card, number 4 of a set of 5 bird/animal cards, advertises A. Shuman and Company, clothiers located at 440 Washington Street, Boston, Massachusetts. The front features a beautifully rendered illustration of a loon. The verso showcases a full advertisement for the business, displaying two different outfits. Each card in the set likely depicted a different outfit on the verso.

This trade card advertises the Eagle Clothing House, owned by Benj. Witkowski and located at 23 East Main Street, Waterbury, Connecticut. The card features an illustration of Jumbo the elephant with a group of children. Jumbo was a famous circus elephant and was often used in advertising during this period. The back of the card is blank.

This trade card advertises Joseph Jacobs, a clothier located at 83 Chatham Street, New York. The front of the card features a scene at a zoo, with a girl in a blue dress with a ribbon in her hair standing in front of a large animal enclosure. The back of the card provides more detailed information about the business.

This is one of a set of 52 trade cards featuring various animals. This particular card depicts a fox. The front of the card has a simple layout with a black and white illustration of a fox surrounded by a white border. The back of the card advertises Schranz & Bieber Co. of 149 5th Ave., New York City, as the distributors of the animal trade card set.

Trade card depicting a polar bear, part of a set of 52 animal trade cards. The reverse side advertises Schranz & Bieber Co., located at 149 5th Ave., New York City, as distributors of the complete set. Published circa 1895.

Trade card depicting a comical scene of a child being attacked by a swan. The card mentions an address: 22 South Salina Street. Circa 1885. The card is associated with Rosenbloom Bros.

Boot-shaped trade card depicting a goat harnessed to a wagon, with a boy and girl guiding the goat. The reverse side features a full advertisement. The card is estimated to date from circa 1885.

Trade card depicting a light brown puppy wearing a shoe. Copyright 1882 by G. Kahn. This is one of three in a series.

This record contains two trade cards. The first card showcases a detailed illustration of a tapir, one of a series of 52 animal cards. The second card displays advertising for Schranz & Bieber Co. on the back, identifying them as distributors of the animal card set. The advertisement lists their address as 149 5th Ave., NYC. The front of the card features a high-quality illustration, likely chromolithographed, of the tapir against a plain background. The back of the card displays the advertisement for Schranz & Bieber Co. indicating that the cards are part of a larger set of 52.

This record contains two trade cards. The displayed card features a badger, one of a set of 52 animal trade cards. The illustration is likely a color lithograph or chromolithograph, showcasing the badger in a natural setting. The back of the card advertises Schranz & Bieber Co., located at 149 5th Ave., NYC, as distributors of the complete set of 52 cards. The text on the back indicates that these cards were part of a larger collection, with each card likely depicting a different animal. The image suggests a late 19th-century printing style.