Trade Card for Morgenthau Bros. & Co., Fancy Dry Goods Store

This trade card, one of a set of three, advertises Morgenthau Bros. & Co., a fancy dry goods store located at the corner of State and Monroe Streets in Chicago, Illinois. The front of the card depicts children enjoying themselves at the seashore under a parasol. Two children are playing in the surf, one in a blue bathing suit and the other in a red and white striped bathing suit. In the background, a building can be seen near a body of water. The back of the card includes a full advertisement for the store.

Associated People/Businesses

• Morgenthau Bros. & Co.
• MORGENTHAU BROS. & CO.

Geography

• Chicago

Subjects

• Clothing trade
• Textile industry
• Dry-goods
• Department stores
• Jewish merchants
• Advertising cards

Physical Location

Arc.MS.56, Volume 10, Page 18