Subject: Peoria, Illinois

This trade card advertises Greenberg & Cohn's, a retail store located at 121 S. Adams St., Peoria, Illinois. It is labelled “The Star Cheap Store”. The front of the card features an illustration of a girl standing next to a lamb. The back of the card is blank.

This trade card advertises Ottenheimer Bros., dry goods merchants in Peoria, Illinois. The front of the card features a young woman holding a parasol and standing with a bouquet of flowers. She is dressed in a long, flowing gown and appears to be in a garden setting. The back of the card is blank.

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 a scene of children kissing. The back is blank. This is the first of three cards featuring children in various poses. [S.B. Hartz was the proprietor of S.B. Hartz & Co. He ran a hat and fur store in Peoria.]

This trade card advertises Schipper & Block, a dry goods store located at 116 South Adams Street, Peoria, Illinois. The front of the card features a playful illustration of a boy holding a stick and looking at a dancing turtle. The back of the card is blank.

This trade card advertises the business of Schipper & Block, located in the Woolner Building in Peoria, Illinois. The front of the card features an image of a bowl with two plates and two pink roses, suggestive of a home goods store. The back of the card contains the full advertisement for the business. [The firm may have been a dry goods and furniture establishment, considering its association with the Woolner Building, a furniture emporium.]