Subject: Boot and shoe trade

Billhead from Fisher, NATH'L & FISHER, IRVING, a boot, shoe, and rubber business located at 146 Duane Street, New York, NY. Dated June 7, 1893. The billhead indicates the business's name and address. The billhead is part of a larger collection of financial records.

A commercial letter from Hecht Bros. & Co. in San Francisco, California, to Frank Litsch in Shasta, California, dated November 18, 1881. The letter discusses a sale of "Buckingham & Hecht...Hercules" (a boot, depicted in a lithograph on the letterhead). The letterhead also includes the address and logo of Hecht Bros. & Co. at 25 & 27 Sansome Street, San Francisco. A damaged cover and return envelope are included with the letter.

Trade card depicting a brown boot being measured by an angel. The address 376 Lawrence Street is visible on the card. The card is part of Volume 8, Page 5 of archival collection Arc.MS.56. The image suggests it is an advertisement. Circa 1885.

This record contains two trade cards for M. Levitsky, a boot and shoe dealer located at 274 Bleecker Street in New York City. The cards advertise boots and shoes made to order. One card (Image 1) shows a man at a bar counter facing a bartender. A mirror behind the bartender reads "No Trust." A sign above the bar says "Old Tom Gin." The scene is captioned "Old as the Hills." This image seems unrelated to the business advertised. The other card (Image 2) is damaged. Visible text includes the business name and address, "Established in 1857," and phrases in French and German. The back of the cards is NOT ENOUGH INFO.

This trade card, shaped like a high-button shoe, advertises N. A. Moses & Co., purveyors of fine boots and shoes. The front of the card depicts a stylized high-button shoe. The text on the shoe-shaped card reads, "FINE BOOTS AND SHOES AT RETAIL AND TO MEASURE," along with the address: 412 WASHINGTON ST. The back of the card is blank. The design suggests a late 19th-century aesthetic.

This trade card, shaped like a high-button shoe, advertises N. A. Moses & Co., purveyors of fine boots and shoes. The front of the card features a detailed illustration of a high-button shoe, which also serves as the card's unique shape. The text on the card reads, "FINE BOOTS AND SHOES AT RETAIL AND TO MEASURE...43 TREMONT STREET." The design is clean and elegant, likely reflecting the style of the late 19th century. The back of the card is blank.

This orange trade card advertises S. Rothschild, a French boot maker located at 168 South Fourth Street in Philadelphia. The front of the card features the business' name and address, printed in what appears to be a dark ink. The text is simple and straightforward, highlighting the specialty of the shop – French boot making. The back of the card is blank.

This record contains two trade cards. The first card advertises the Mechanics Boot & Shoe Store, located at 476 Grand Street, between Pitt and Willett Streets, in New York City. The text on the card emphasizes "Fine Boots and Shoes at low Prices." The second card is from H. Lowenstein & Co. and features an image of "Elise Moore," likely a reproduction of a print or painting, by the Phenix Card Company of New York. The style of both cards suggests they date from the late 19th century. The backs of both cards are NOT ENOUGH INFO.

Broadside trade circular announcing the establishment of a general auction and commission house by Louis Stern & Brothers at 36 Camp Street, New Orleans, in addition to their existing shoe and boot business at 33 Magazine Street. Published in New Orleans, Louisiana on May 10, 1867.