Subject: Baltimore (Md.) -- Commerce

Billhead from Smith's Wharf, Baltimore, Maryland. Dated August 1, 1890. The billhead mentions the address "223 SMITH'S WHARF".

Billhead from Cochran & Co., dealers in Northern Ice, located at 138 South Exeter Street and 206 West Fayette Street in Baltimore, Maryland. The billhead is dated May 26, 1884, and features a lithograph of an ice wagon.

Billhead from Goldenberg & Co. and George Kooce & Son, located at 51 North Howard Street, Baltimore, Maryland. The billhead, dated December 20, 1864, advertises "EMBROIDERIES, LACES, Dress Trimmings, hosiery, gloves & ETC."

Billhead for Jacob Adler & Co., located at 54 S. Howard St., 228 & 290 W. Pratt Street, Baltimore, Maryland. Dated October 28, 1878. The firm was formerly known as Cone & Adler and was established in Jonesborough, Tennessee in the early 1850s, moving to Baltimore in the early 1870s. Jacob Adler and his brother-in-law Herman Cone were partners.

Billhead from Otto Sutro's music store in Baltimore, Maryland, dated August 2, 1875. The billhead features a vignette of a piano. Accompanying the billhead are a letter and an envelope.

Billhead from the Baltimore Bargain House located at 204-220 W. Baltimore St. The billhead is dated June 26, 1902. This item is part of the Epstein Family Papers.

Billhead from the Baltimore Bargain House, located at 204-220 W. Baltimore St. for general merchandise and 10-12 N. Howard St. for clothing manufacturing. The billhead is dated June 25, 1902.

A broadside advertising the wholesale grocery business of Guggenheimer & Co., located at 22 Commerce Street, Baltimore, Maryland. The broadside details prices for various goods, including roots, furs, poultry, and butter, and is dated January 22, 1881.

A receipt in letter form from Jacob I. Cohen of Baltimore, Maryland, dated October 5, 1826, acknowledging payment to John Cole, a music publisher in Baltimore. The receipt details a purchase of thirteen musical items between September 1 and October 5, 1826, including songs, quartets, German church music, and parts from Weber's opera Oberon. John Cole also sold his own music arrangements.

Trade card advertising I. Benesch & Sons, a furniture store located at 549-557 N. Gay Street above Belair Market in Baltimore, Maryland. Circa 1885. The card depicts a scene of two girls in a washtub. The reverse features a full advertisement.

Trade card depicting children playing catch with a ball and cup. The card features the addresses 307 & 309 North Gay Street. The reverse side contains a full advertisement with a lithograph of the store. This trade card is part of Volume 9, Page 1, of archival manuscript collection Arc.MS.56. The card is circa 1885 and relates to a Baltimore merchant. The card's geographic context is Baltimore, Maryland.

Trade card depicting a Chinese man holding a platter from which a rat has fallen, being caught by a cat. The card advertises Oehm, C. H. & Son, located at 55 Hanover Street, extending through to 230 West Pratt Street in Baltimore, Maryland. The card includes a lithograph of the store. The card dates from circa 1885.

Trade card depicting a sailboat and architectural details, specifically 55 Hanover Street through to 230 West Pratt Street. The card is in the shape of a palette. The card is circa 1885. The card is part of Manuscript Collection 1410, located in the Out-of-Series materials, Binder 1, Page 1.

Trade card depicting a scene at 230 W. Pratt St. and 55 Hanover St., Baltimore, Maryland. The card shows a girl in a blue skirt painting at an easel in a park. The card is circa 1885. The description also includes the note 'FULL AD'.

Trade card advertising Oehm's Acme Hall, located on West Baltimore Street near Charles Street in Baltimore, Maryland. The card depicts a young boy talking to a small girl on a bench. The reverse side features a large advertisement. Circa 1885.

Trade card for R. Walter & Co., wholesale clothiers, located at 300 W. Baltimore St., Baltimore, MD. The card dates from circa 1870.

Trade card depicting three large warehouses in the rear, with a girl holding flowers and a basket in the foreground. The address is listed as 49 Columbia Avenue near Greene Street, Baltimore, Maryland. This is part of a three-part trade card series. The image shows a rustic sash. The card is circa 1885.

Trade card depicting a scene at 49 Columbia Avenue, near the corner of Green Street, Baltimore, Maryland. The illustration shows two children: a boy in a blue jacket holding onto a tree and a girl in a red dress and straw hat sitting on the lawn with a basket. The back of the card is described as 'full ad'. The card dates to circa 1885.

Trade card depicting a scene at 49 Columbia Avenue near the corner of Greene Street in Baltimore, Maryland. The image shows three children: one boy in a rust-colored vest, and a girl in a blue dress holding three roses. A boy leans on a fence. Three large warehouses are visible in the background. The card is circa 1885. This trade card is from the collection of the university library, located in Ms. Coll. 1410, OOS, Box 2, Folder 58.