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Subject: Baby carriages

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Stereoview - Levy & Stearn, Cleveland, Ohio, circa 1885Stereoview - Levy & Stearn, Cleveland, Ohio, circa 1885

A stereoview photograph depicting the exterior of the Levy & Stearn store, a fancy goods and toy bazaar located at 168 Superior Street in Cleveland, Ohio. The storefront is elaborately decorated with various goods on display, including baby carriages, toys, and other merchandise, with several individuals standing outside. The reverse side of the card serves as an advertisement, detailing Levy & Stearn as importers, wholesale and retail dealers in Fancy Goods, Toys & Notions, Wooden and Willow Ware, Berlin Zephyrs, Germantown Canvasses, Perforated Board, and Gold & Silver Trimmings for military, regalia, church, and theatrical purposes. It also notes them as sole agents for Whitney Baby Carriages. The card features ornate Victorian-style typography. The front of the stereoview has vertical text reading "168 Superior Street, opp. Weddell House, CLEVELAND, OHIO." and "FANCY GOODS & TOY BAZAAR."

Trade Card for M. Rosenthal & Sons, Baby Carriages and Refrigerators, Baltimore, MarylandTrade Card for M. Rosenthal & Sons, Baby Carriages and Refrigerators, Baltimore, Maryland

This trade card advertises M. Rosenthal & Sons, a business specializing in baby carriages and refrigerators. The card features a simple design with a basket of roses in the center. It measures 4 1/2 by 3 inches. The business was established 38 years before 1885, meaning it was founded in 1847. [Thomson's mercantile and professional directory from 1851 lists Levi Rosenthal at 30 Pennsylvania Avenue in Baltimore.]