Subject: St. Louis

This item is an itemized billhead from T. & M. Schiele, Wholesale Dealers in Straw & Millinery Goods, located at 604 & 606 Fourth Street, St. Louis. The bill, dated October 19, 1871, records a transaction with Rohrbough & Moore, Kinmundy, IL, listing numerous millinery goods such as ribbons, silks, feathers, roches, velvets, and other accessories with their respective quantities, unit prices, and total costs. The billhead features decorative elements including ornate Victorian-style lettering for the business name and a list of product categories (Ribbons, Silks, Feathers, Roches, Velvets, Millinery Goods) on the left margin. It also states "No Goods taken back. All claims to be made within three days after receipt of Goods." **3.

Billhead from 120 & 122 South Main Street, St. Louis, Missouri, dated April 6, 1874. The billhead lists the business address and possibly the names of Imbs and Meyer.

A one-page manuscript letter dated October 15, 1857, from Cary Gratz, a merchant in St. Louis, Missouri, to J. M. McFarland in Chillicothe, Ohio. The letter discusses the effects of the Bank Panic of 1857 in St. Louis. Attached is a printed copy of the *Merchants’ Exchange Reporter and Prices Current*, St. Louis, Vol. 1, No. 37, Wednesday, October 14, 1857.

A commercial letter dated May 24, 1890, from Rosenheim, Levis & Co., located at 523 & 525 Washington Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri, to an unspecified recipient in Aurora, Missouri. The letterhead features a crown watermark and the company logo.

A letter dated June 10, 1890, sent from Schwab Clothing Co. at 1014 & 1016 Washington Ave., St. Louis, Missouri, to Farr Alpaca Co. The letter mentions a "great vignette" of their store.

A letter dated April 11, 1887, written by Sylvain Levy of St. Louis, Missouri, to Mr. Halliday in Dillon, Montana. The letter, written on Charles Rebstock & Co. letterhead (200 South Main Street, St. Louis), discusses the price and availability of T. B. Ripy whiskey. Levy mentions he will be in Ogden, Utah, in a few days and requests that Halliday write to him there at the Broom Hotel. The letter measures 8 3/8" x 10 3/4".

This two-tone trade card, printed in brown and blue/green, advertises Polack's clothing store, located at 213 and 215 North Fifth Street in St. Louis. The card promotes the sale of men's, boy's, youth's, and children's clothing. The front features a charming illustration of a young girl wearing a hat, sitting on the grass next to a white picket fence with flowers, playing with a doll. The verso of the card is blank.

This trade card advertises J. Baum & Co., a clothing store located in St. Louis, Missouri. The front of the card features a charming illustration of a child looking out of a window. Two white pigeons are perched on the window sill next to the child. The background includes buildings, possibly part of a city street. [The store was likely owned by a Jewish man named J. Baum]. The back of the card is blank.

This trade card advertises Jos. Emanuel & Co., a dry goods store located at 1204 South Broadway, St. Louis, Missouri. The front of the card features an illustration of yellow roses and a church in a wintery setting. The back of the card is blank. [Jos. Emanuel & Co. was a partnership consisting of Joseph Emanuel, Louis J. Singer, and Frederick A. Pensien.]

This trade card advertises Sonnenfeld's clothing store in St. Louis, Missouri. The front of the card features a man pulling on a piece of cloth. The card is printed in black and white and features a stylized font with a red border. The back of the card is blank.