GUSN-242583
Northrop handles books, stationery, chromos, vases, toilet sets, toys and other items described on the card verso. The front image is captioned "Josephine Mansfield." Mansfield was at the center of the notorious murder of James Fisk, a wealthy financier.
advertising
business (commercial function)
books
stationery
crime
murders
women (female humans)
financiers
portraits
trade cards (advertising)
1 trade card : portrait ; 3 3/4 x 2 1/4 inches
EP001
Ephemera collection
EP001.01.013.03.03.003
3 3/4 x 2 1/4 (HxW)(inches)
Bridgeport (Fairfield county, Connecticut)
trade cards (advertising)
Mansfield, Josie
Fisk, James, Jr., 1835-1872
Booksellers and bookselling
Book industries and trade
Item
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