Trade Card: L. Schiff & Co., Dry and Fancy Goods, Newark, New Jersey

This trade card advertises L. Schiff & Co., purveyors of dry and fancy goods, located at 27 Ferry Street in Newark, New Jersey. The card depicts a woman leaning against a box displaying the store's name and address. She is stylishly dressed and has her hand on her hip, possibly suggesting a confident and fashionable persona associated with the shop's merchandise. The illustration style is characteristic of late 19th-century commercial art. The back of the card is NOT ENOUGH INFO. There is a second image in the record, but it does not appear to be another trade card.

Associated People/Businesses

• Schiff, L.

Geography

No geographic information available.

Subjects

• Dry goods
• Fancy goods
• Trade cards
• Women in advertising
• Newark (N.J.)

Physical Location

Arc.MS.56, Box 25, Folder 3