Subject: Chicago (Ill.)--Commerce

An advertising mirror for Silberman Bros. located at 122-128 Michigan Street. The mirror features a large picture of a sheep and the text "WE ARE THE LARGEST HOUSE IN THE WEST." Date is estimated based on the available information, but more exact dating may be possible if additional context is found. The location is Chicago, Illinois, based on the address.

This archival item consists of a billhead and an envelope from Lyon Brothers, successors to H. Wolf, located at 214, 216, and 246-252 East Madison Street in Chicago, Illinois. The billhead, dated February 1, 1897, details an invoice for a revolver with a wolf picture. A price list included with the billhead shows various revolvers of different sizes and makers. The envelope, postmarked March 30, 1897, is addressed to David T. Lyon and Mark Lyon in Chicago. The business was established in 1872.

Billhead from Glaser, Kohn & Co., manufacturers and packers of grocer shelf goods, located at 24 & 26 Michigan Ave., Chicago, Illinois. The billhead is dated October 11, 1886, and also mentions Weaver & Shulze.

Billhead from Goldstein & Heller Wholesale Jewelry Co., dated November 24, 1882. The company was located at 157 5th Ave., Chicago, Illinois. This billhead is a type of financial record, offering insight into the business practices of a late 19th-century jewelry wholesaler in Chicago.

Billhead from M. C. Eppenstein & Co., located at the northwest corner of State and Madison Streets in Chicago, Illinois. Dated August 13, 1885. The billhead notes that the company is a member of the Jewish Lakeside Club.

Billhead from Wolff Brothers, jobbers of hats, caps, gloves, umbrellas, and straw goods, located at 83 & 85 Wabash Avenue, Chicago, Illinois. The billhead is dated May 11, 1881, and features a lithograph of a coat of arms depicting two wolves and a scroll on a shield.

Billhead from 151 Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, dated January 19, 1878. The billhead is part of the collection Arc.MS.56, Volume 36, Page 10. The billhead mentions E. D. Messinger.

Business card for Feinberg & Eppenstein, dealers in bankrupt and fire-damaged goods, located in Chicago, Illinois. The card likely dates from around 1890.

Business card for Glanz & Hoffmann, a fur warehouse located at 124 Fifth Avenue, Chicago, Illinois. The card dates from circa 1885.

Envelope addressed to Joseph Wolf, a distiller's agent and commission merchant, at 75.77 Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois, dated May 17, 1889. The envelope also shows the return address of S. R. Buford & Co.

Envelope addressed to Oak Hall Clothing Co. in Superior, Wisconsin, postmarked April 29, 1895. The envelope features an advertisement for Golden & Jacobson, manufacturers of patent cuspidors, located at 103-105 South Canal Street, Chicago, Illinois. A depiction of a turtle-shaped cuspidor is prominently displayed.

A letter dated May 8, 1882, from Nathan & Straus, importers and wholesale liquor dealers in Chicago, Illinois, to the Kenton Sar Bank in Kenton, Ohio. The letterhead displays the firm's address as 103 East Lake Street, Chicago. Nathan & Straus was established in 1874.

Trade card advertising Greensfelder, Florsheim & Co., a Chicago-based company. The card depicts two schoolchildren with a dog. The card is part of a larger collection of manuscripts and mixed materials. This item is found in Arc.MS.56, Volume 10, Page 7.

An order form, circa 1910, featuring an illustration on both sides. The form indicates a business location at 5th Avenue and Congress Street. Additional details about the business or the nature of the order are not provided.

Trade card depicting a storefront at 39 North Clark Street in Chicago, Illinois, circa 1885. The image shows three small children and a lamb in front of a sign advertising "Fancy Goods, Novelties of Foreign Countries". The card is part of the Ms. Coll. 1410 collection.

Trade card advertising Chas. Fass, clothier, located at 167 South Clark Street, Chicago, Illinois. The card is circa 1885 and features an advertisement on both sides. The verso includes the advertisement 'The Fox's Little Game'.

A circa 1885 trade card advertising the Chicago Corset Company, located at 24 Canal Street. The front of the card features an advertisement for the company's corsets, while the back contains a full-page advertisement.

Trade card advertising Greenfelder & Florsheim school shoes. The card features a lithograph depicting a student wearing new shoes. The reverse side is blank. The card is estimated to date from circa 1885 and was published in Chicago, Illinois.

Trade card advertising Mantz Brothers, purveyors of men's furnishing goods. The card features a red rose on the front. The back of the card contains a full advertisement. Circa 1885. Found in Ms. Coll. 1410, OOS, Box 2, Folder 58.

Trade card depicting children at the seashore, advertising Morgenthau Bros. located at State and Monroe Streets in Chicago, Illinois. The card is from circa 1885 and is part of Collection E, Arc.MS.56, Volume 10, Page 18.

Trade card depicting a scene of children at the seashore. The back of the card features a full advertisement for Morgenthau Brothers, located at State and Monroe Streets in Chicago, Illinois. This item is part of a larger collection of manuscript materials. The approximate date is circa 1885.

Trade card depicting State and Monroe Streets in Chicago, Illinois, circa 1885. The card features an image of children at the shore and a full advertisement on the reverse. The Morgenthau Brothers are identified as associated with this trade card.

An engraved business card for Morgenthau, Bauland & Co.'s dry goods and notion store, "The Bee Hive." Located at 174 & 176 State Street, Chicago, Illinois, opposite the Palmer House. The card features the store's name and address and is circa 1885.

Trade card advertising Rosenbaum Bros. & Co., livestock commission merchants, circa 1885. The card lists locations in Chicago, Illinois; Kansas City, Missouri; and South Omaha, Nebraska. Information on the card notes that Morris and Joseph Rosenbaum were wealthy Chicagoans active in Jewish affairs.