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Trade card - Maurice A. Mayer, "The Globe" Clothier, Columbus, Nebraska, circa 1885
This trade card advertises Maurice A. Mayer, "The Globe" Clothier, located on Thirteenth Street opposite the Thurston Hotel. The business sold clothing, hats, and furnishing goods, promoting a policy of "Strictly ONE PRICE, and that THE LOWEST." The front of the card features a vibrant color illustration titled "The Return from the Insect Fair," depicting a beetle and a butterfly pulling a large beet on wheels, with ants and a flag reading "FIRST PRIZE BEET." The illustration is typical of whimsical advertising imagery of the late 19th century, while the reverse uses distinct, period-appropriate typography to convey business details. 3.
Associated People/Businesses
- Maurice A. Mayer (Proprietor)
- Mayer, Maurice A. (1865-1953)
Geography
No geographic information available.
Subjects
- Trade cards
- Advertising
- Clothing
- Hats
- Furnishing goods
- Retail trade
- Clothiers
- Insects
- Beets
- Fairs
- 19th century
- Columbus, Nebraska
- Ephemera
- Lithography
- One-price system
Physical Location
Arc.MS.56, Box 23, Folder 9