Set of Fifteen Trade Cards: J. D. Cohn & Co., London & Liverpool Clothing Co., Waterbury, Connecticut, ca. 1885

This collection comprises fifteen trade cards advertising the London & Liverpool Clothing Co., located at 169 Bank Street in Waterbury, Connecticut. Each card features a different U.S. president: George Washington, John Adams, James K. Polk, James Madison, Grover Cleveland, James Monroe, Rutherford B. Hayes, John Quincy Adams, James A. Garfield, Andrew Jackson, Franklin Pierce, Martin Van Buren, Zachary Taylor, William Henry Harrison, and John Tyler. The cards advertise the company as "the cheapest clothing house in the Naugatuck Valley." The cards are undated but are estimated to date from around 1885 based on stylistic evidence. The collection is incomplete; not all cards are present.

Associated People/Businesses

• Washington, George, 1732-1799
• J. D. Cohn & Co.
• London & Liverpool Clothing Co.
• Adams, John, 1735-1826
• Polk, James K. (James Knox), 1795-1849
• Madison, James, 1751-1836
• Cleveland, Grover, 1837-1908
• Monroe, James, 1758-1831
• Hayes, Rutherford B., 1822-1893
• Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848
• Garfield, James A. (James Abram), 1831-1881
• Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845
• Pierce, Franklin, 1804-1869
• Van Buren, Martin, 1782-1862
• Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850
• Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841
• Tyler, John, 1790-1862
• COHEN, J. D.

Geography

• Waterbury

Subjects

• Advertising cards
• Retail trade

Physical Location

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