Subject: Fur industry

An advertisement printed on bone-like material. The front features a full-page graphic advertisement. The back instructs customers to send their fur orders to Marks in Detroit to save money. The advertisement is dated circa 1910 based on contextual clues.

An advertising envelope for Leonhard Roos Fur Co., manufacturing furriers, located at 512 Locust Street, St. Louis, Missouri. The envelope features a lithograph of a lion's head and is dated 1892.

This trade card advertises B. J. Potsdamer, a dealer in furs and skins, located at 732 Arch Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The front of the card features a charming illustration of a young girl wearing a colonial-style dress. She appears to be standing on a porch or inside a home, as suggested by the balustrade behind her. The card is bordered with floral embellishments. The back of the card is blank.

This trade card advertises B. J. Potsdamer, a furrier located at 732 Arch Street in Philadelphia. The front of the card features an illustration of a boy dressed in colonial clothing. He stands in front of a brick building and holds a fur coat. The background features a stylized cityscape. The back of the card is blank.

This trade card advertises Edward Kakas, a furrier located at 404 Washington Street, Boston, Massachusetts. The front of the card features a fox and a squirrel. The text on the card indicates that it was printed by Prang. [Edward Kakas emigrated from Hungary, where the family name was Kokesch. He learned the fur trade in Hungary from his father.]

This trade card advertises H. Liebes & Co., a clothing store located at 111 & 113 Montgomery Street in San Francisco, California. The front of the card features an illustration of boys ice skating on a frozen lake. The illustration is likely meant to represent a cold climate. The back of the card is blank.

This trade card advertises H. Liebes & Co., a furrier located at 133, 135, 137, & 139 Post Street, San Francisco, California. [The company was a pioneer Jewish merchant specializing in Alaskan Arctic Seal fur.] The front of the card features an illustration of two women wearing elaborate fur coats. The illustration appears to be a montage of multiple women. One is wearing a dark fur coat with a large fur collar. The second woman is wearing a coat with a light, patterned fur and a fur hat. The back of the card is blank.

This trade card advertises Marks Brothers, hatters and furriers, located at Eighth and Arch Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The front of the card features an illustration of two monkeys dressed in military uniforms. One of the monkeys is wearing a red hat with a feather. The back of the card provides a full advertisement for the business.

This trade card advertises Meyer's, a gents' furnishing store located at 483 Grand Street, New York. The card features an illustration of an older man with a cane, a younger man with a hat, and a dog in a park setting. The text on the front of the card states 'HATS AND CAPES GENTS FURNISHING; FURS CLEANED AND ALTERED...CALL AT MEYER'S'.

This trade card advertises S. B. Hartz & Co., hatters and furriers located at 323-325 Main Street in Peoria, Illinois. The front of the card features an illustration of children taunting a Chinaman. The back of the card is blank.