Trade Card: Simon Rosenberg's Cheap Boots and Shoes, Philadelphia


This trade card advertises Simon Rosenberg's Cheap Boots and Shoes store, located at 2117 Ridge Avenue, below Oxford, on the East Side of Philadelphia. The front of the card features a drawing of a boy playing a lute. The illustration's style suggests a late 19th-century aesthetic. The back of the card is blank. A separate text on the card mentions the J.M. Gusky Orphanage and Home, with the Bertha Rauh Cohen Annex, providing historical context related to the card's discovery. This information suggests the card may have been found alongside materials related to the orphanage.


Associated People/Businesses

  • Simon Rosenberg's
  • Rosenberg, Simon

Geography

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Physical Location

Arc.MS.56, Box 13, Folder 11