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Grand Rapids, Michigan -- currently the second largest city in the state -- was incorporated in 1850. Its location along the Grand River allowed the city to flourish throughout the late 1800s. Back then, trade cards were a popular medium for advertising goods and services. This set of trade cards -- ranging from the sentimental to the comical to the more straightforward -- highlights entrepreneurial companies in Grand Rapids during this time.
Grand Rapids, Michigan -- currently the second largest city in the state -- was incorporated in 1850. Its location along the Grand River allowed the city to flourish throughout the late 1800s. Back then, trade cards were a popular medium for advertising goods and services. This set of trade cards -- ranging from the sentimental to the comical to the more straightforward -- highlights entrepreneurial companies in Grand Rapids during this time.
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