This trade card from circa 1885 serves as an advertisement for the Star Clothing House, located in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The front of the card features a vibrant chromolithographic illustration depicting a hunting dog retrieving a duck from a reedy marsh. Overlaid on this image, text in an ornate Victorian-style script reads "Star Clothing House" and notes that its "Store Room covers 15,000 sq. ft." located in "Grand Rapids, Mich." The design and imagery are characteristic of late 19th-century advertising trade cards. The reverse side of the card is blank.
Subject: Ducks
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This trade card, one of two in the record, advertises Arthur Kohn, a clothing merchant located at the corner of Second and Morrison Streets in Portland, Oregon. The front of the card features a whimsical illustration: a duck holding a sign reading "Bill of Dispute," with a cook wielding a knife below. This imagery likely alludes to a humorous situation related to clothing purchases or disputes. The illustration style is characteristic of late 19th-century advertising. The back of the card is blank.
Trade card depicting a boy playing sports, with a duck flying, likely advertising Menker, E. Son & Co. located at 450 Main Street. The card is circa 1885 and is part of the collection Arc.MS.56, Volume 25, Page 25. The image shows a depiction of a boy playing sports with a duck flying in the image.