Trade Card for A. Shuman & Co., Mail Order Department

This trade card advertises A. Shuman & Co., a clothing store located at the corner of Washington and Summer Streets in Boston, Massachusetts. The front of the card features an illustration of four well-dressed boys. Each is wearing a different style of clothing, showcasing the variety of boys' clothing available at A. Shuman & Co.. The back of the card features a full advertisement for the store's mail order department, indicating that the business offered goods to customers across a wider geographic area. The date, 1899, appears at the top of the card.

Associated People/Businesses

• A. Shuman & Co.
• SHUMAN, A.

Geography

• Boston

Subjects

• Clothing trade
• Textile industry
• Retail trade
• Mail-order business
• Jewish merchants

Physical Location

Ms. Coll. 1410, M, Box 7, Folder 3