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Trade Card: Jacob Bros., Boston Boot and Shoe Store, Oakland, California

This trade card advertises Jacob Brothers' Boston Boot & Shoe Store, located at 845 Broadway, Oakland, California. The front of the card features a drawing of a sailboat with three sails. The back of the card is blank. A separate text on the card mentions the J.M. Gusky Orphanage and Home, with the Bertha Rauh Cohen Annex. The home was founded in 1890 by Esther Gusky and the Annex was a gift in 1889 from Aaron Cohen.

Associated People/Businesses

Boston Boot and Shoe Store
Jacob Bros.
Jacob Brothers

Geography

Oakland

Subjects

Advertising cards
Footwear
Clothing trade
Jewish merchants

Physical Location

Arc.MS.56, Box 13, Folder 11