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Trade Card - Brosnan Bros., Chicago, IL / Minneapolis, MN, 1885
This colorful trade card advertises Brosnan Bros., a retailer specializing in Boots, Shoes & Slippers. The front of the card features a vibrant illustration of a red slipper overflowing with purple and white flowers and green foliage, tied with a pink bow, alongside the text "Compliments of Brosnan Bros. 200 Milwaukee Ave." The reverse side provides further details, inviting attention to their "complete New Line of BOOTS, SHOES & SLIPPERS" at "FINEST GOODS AT LOWEST PRICES," listing multiple store locations including 200 Milwaukee Ave. & 171 N. Halsted St. in Chicago, and 110 Hennepin Avenue in Minneapolis. The text on the reverse uses decorative asterisks between words.
Associated People/Businesses
- Brosnan Bros.
Geography
No geographic information available.
Subjects
- Footwear
- Boots
- Shoes
- Slippers
- Retail trade
- Advertising
- Trade cards
- Chromolithography
- Flowers
- Slipper
- Chicago, IL
- Minneapolis, MN
- 19th Century
Physical Location
Arc.MS.56, Box 23, Folder 9