Subject: Furnishing trade

This trade card advertises F. Oberheuser, a clothing and furnishing merchant located at 18 Exchange Street in New Orleans, Louisiana. The front of the card lists the address of the store as '18 EXCHANGE STREET...BETWEEN CANAL & CUSTOM HOUSE STREET' and also includes an additional address, 'BASEMENT 83 GEORGE ST....EST. 1860'. The card appears to have been printed in the 1870s based on the styling and layout of the text. The back of the card is blank.

This trade card is for Joseph Jacobs, a clothier and furnisher located at Jones Block, Main Street, in Chatham, New York. [Rogalsky's Old Stand] is listed on the card, suggesting that Jacobs may have taken over a previously established business. The card is the first of a set of four, and depicts a comical scene of a surprise visitor. The image on the front of the card is partially obscured by a glare. The back of the card is blank.