Trade Card: S. Kann, Sons & Co., General Merchandise, Westminster, Maryland

This trade card advertises S. Kann, Sons & Co.'s "Mammoth Establishment" located at 11 East Main Street, near the railroad in Westminster, Maryland. The front of the card (Image 1) likely depicts the store's exterior or interior, although details are not clearly visible in the provided image. The text clearly states the business name, address, and description. The back of the card (Image 2) is blank. [The company was founded in Washington, D.C. in 1893, by Louis, Solomon, and Sigmund Kann. The Baltimore family originally came to Washington in 1890 to liquidate Abe Kaufman's store at 909 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, and returned to establish a permanent business. The store remained family owned until 1971, when it was sold to L. S. Good and Co. of Wheeling, West Virginia. The company closed in 1975.]

Associated People/Businesses

• S. Kann, Sons & Co.
• Kann, Sigmund

Geography

• Westminster

Subjects

• General stores
• Clothing trade
• House furnishings
• Advertising cards
• Dry Goods

Physical Location

Arc.MS.56, Volume 13, Page 47