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Trade Card: P. Fleischner & Co., Paper Products, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

This trade card for P. Fleischner & Co. features a comical illustration of a man at the beach holding a bathing girl aloft on a long rod. The style is whimsical and light-hearted, possibly intended to be humorous. The image is in color, with bright, saturated hues. Below the illustration, the address is clearly printed: 208 North Eighth Street...Fleischner's Old Stand. The card's text mentions the card was part of the Library of Congress Exhibit in Cincinnati (AJA) during 2005. The back of the card is blank.

Associated People/Businesses

P. Fleischner & Co.
ROSENBAUM & CO.

Geography

Philadelphia

Subjects

Paper products industry
Advertising cards
Decorative arts
Caricature

Physical Location

Arc.MS.56, Volume 34, Page 4