Trade Card - Hargadine-McKittrick Dry Goods Co., St. Louis, circa 1890

This colorful trade card advertises "NOXALL" Clothing, manufactured by Hargadine-McKittrick Dry Goods Co. of St. Louis, MO. The front features a lithographic image of a hunter behind a wooden fence in a natural landscape by a body of water, with a text-based puzzle inviting the viewer to "FIND THREE ANIMALS AND A BIRD." Below the image, it reads: "It requires no search to find value in \u201cNOXALL\u201d Clothing." The reverse side details the advertised products including Shirts, Pants, Overalls, Jumpers, Duck Clothing, and Night Robes, emphasizing "UNION MADE" with a prominent United Garment Workers of America label, "SELECTED MATERIAL," "SUPERIOR WORKMANSHIP," "EXCLUSIVE DESIGNS," and "PERFECTION OF FIT."

Associated People/Businesses

• Lesem, S. J. & Sons

Geography

No geographic information available.

Subjects

• Clothing
• Retail trade
• Advertising
• Puzzles
• Union labor
• Lithography
• Dry goods
• St. Louis, Missouri
• 19th Century
• Hunting
• Animals

Physical Location

Arc.MS.56, Box 20, Folder 11