Trade Card for Altman & Co., W. H. MacWatters, Manager

This trade card advertises Altman & Co., located at 31 and 33 Washington Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minnesota. The front of the card features a wintry scene with a red rose and birds. The back of the card contains more information about the business. [Altman & Co. was a branch of the Buffalo, New York-based wholesale and retail company owned by Isaac, Henry, and Julius Altman and David Rosenau. The Minneapolis store opened in 1888 and was managed by W.H. MacWatters. In 1897 the store was purchased by Minneapolitan Frank G. Raichle and renamed The Surprise Store, a clothing, hat, and furnishings business.]

Associated People/Businesses

• Altman & Co.
• ALTMAN

Geography

• Minneapolis

Subjects

• Clothing trade
• Textile industry
• Retail trade
• Merchants
• Jewish merchants

Physical Location

Arc.MS.56, Volume 15, Page 10