Trade Card: M. I. Frank, Pants to Order, Albany, New York

This trade card for M. I. Frank advertises "Pants to Order." The front of the card features a comical illustration of two men engaged in a playful fight. The style of the drawing suggests a late 19th-century aesthetic. The business name and address, 52 State St., are clearly printed below the illustration. The back of the card is blank. [Moses I. Frank ran a clothing store in Albany, New York, during this period, as evidenced by his presence in various Albany City Directories. His father, listed in Albany census records as Leidon Frank, Leiden Frank, and Isadore Frank, was also a dry goods merchant. Moses I. Frank was born in Germany.]

Associated People/Businesses

  • M. I. Frank (Firm)
  • FRANK, M. I.

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Physical Location

Arc.MS.56, Box 1, Folder 153