GUSN-244999
The bottom of the image reads "Sign of Red Boot." Chas. S. Childs is a cash dealer in fine goods located at 215 High Street. The card verso states that Childs is an agent for Holyoke, Massachusetts. McIntosh & Co. is a wholesale dealer for Solar Tip Shoes. The shoes were patented February 19, 1878.
advertising
business (commercial function)
clothing
shoes (footwear)
children (people by age group)
girls
trade cards (advertising)
1 trade card : color illustration ; 4 x 3 1/2 inches
EP001
Ephemera collection
EP001.01.023.07.06.024
4 1/2 x 3 (HxW)(inches)
Purchased from Greg Smart, 2007.
Holyoke (Hampden County, Massachusetts)
Springfield (Hampden County, Massachusetts)
Philadelphia (Philadelphia county, Pennsylvania)
trade cards (advertising)
Item
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