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Trade Card for Strasburger & Son, Clothiers

This trade card advertises Strasburger & Son, a clothing store located at the corner of Gay and Front Streets in Baltimore, Maryland. The card features a colorful illustration of an owl surrounded by frogs. [The business was owned by Kauffman Strasburger and his son Louis. ] On the front, the card shows a stylized owl standing on a log in a forest setting, with three frogs at the base of the log. The owl is holding a scroll in his beak that reads 'Strasburger & Son.' The back of the card features a full advertisement for the business, noting their prices and styles. It advertises $10.00 All Wool English Serge Suits in blue, brown, black, or slate.

Associated People/Businesses

Strasburger & Son
STRASBURGER & SONS (Kauffman, the father & Louis, the son)

Geography

Baltimore

Subjects

Clothing trade
Textile industry
Jewish merchants
Advertising cards

Physical Location

Arc.MS.56, Volume 13, Page 44