This trade card advertises Leopold Strauss's dry goods and house furnishings store in Middletown, Connecticut. The front of the card (Image 1) depicts a charming illustration of a child in a walker. The style of the illustration suggests a late 19th-century aesthetic. The back of the card (Image 2) is blank. [Leopold Strauss, born June 2, 1835, and died August 19, 1887, held a patent for scissors and shears (Patent #226128, issued March 30, 1880). He was buried in Indian Hill Cemetery in Middletown, Connecticut, a section largely comprised of Jewish residents.]
Subject: Middletown (Conn.)
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