Trade card for P.B. Robinson fine boots and shoes, Lawrence, Mass., undated
Description:
Phineas B. Robinson, a maker of fine boots and shoes, is located at 221 Essex Street in Lawrence, Massachusetts. He served as a city alderman in 1880 and also acted as an agent for the Florence Sewing Machine Company. The image on the card, entitled "La Musique", presents a young flautist dressed in 18th-century attire, including a powdered wig, playing from a score on a music stand. The entwined initials, A. C. or C. A., appear in the lower left corner of the card.
