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Trade Card: Louis Sacks, Clothier, Newark, New Jersey

This trade card advertises Louis Sacks, a clothier located at 91 Market Street, opposite Washington Street, in Newark, New Jersey. The front of the card depicts a caricature of a Black man holding the advertisement out of a window. The image is striking and uses a style common in late 19th-century advertising. The address is clearly printed on the card. The back of the card is blank.

Associated People/Businesses

Louis Sacks (Firm)
SACKS, LOUIS

Geography

Newark

Subjects

Clothing trade
Jewish merchants
Advertising cards
Caricatures and cartoons
Racism

Physical Location

Arc.MS.56, Volume 17, Page 29