Trade Card - R. N. Hershfield, Leavenworth, Kansas, circa 1885

A trade card for R. N. Hershfield, a wholesale jeweler with locations in Leavenworth, Kansas, and Kansas City, Missouri. The card features a red monochrome illustration depicting two children playing outdoors; a boy stands with a string, while a girl is seated in a swing. Trees and foliage form the background. The business name and addresses are printed at the top left of the card in a clear, sans-serif typeface, typical of late 19th-century advertising. 3.

Associated People/Businesses

• R. N. Hershfield (Owner
• Colonel, 7th regiment, Kansas State Militia)
• J. V. Ellard (General Manager)
• Henry Worth (Manufacturing Foreman)
• Fred Daubler (Chief Engraver)
• Noah Mitchell (Associate)
• Hershfield, R. N.

Geography

No geographic information available.

Subjects

• Jewelers
• Wholesale trade
• Retail trade
• Trade cards
• Advertisements
• Leavenworth (Kan.)
• Kansas City (Mo.)
• 19th century
• Children
• Swings
• Kites
• Jewish merchants
• Civil War

Physical Location

Arc.MS.56, Box 20, Folder 11