Fargo, Dakota Territory, Trunk Manufacturer John Monson, Rare Illustrated Broadside Promoting his Trunk Store

Lot 371

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American History, Featuring the Property of N. Flayderman & Co. by Cowan's Auctions

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Lot Description

Large and rare broadside poster, 15.25 x 23.5 in. (sight), advertising the Broadway Trunk Store of John Monson, Fargo, Dakota Territory. Featuring a fabulous train lithograph at top. Quite an exceptional illustrated advertisement. Framed, 19.5 x 27.75 in.

John Monson was born near Neenah, WI on February 4, 1853. He worked in Wisconsin logging camps and rafted logs down the Wisconsin and Mississippi rivers. In March 1882, he came to Fargo and opened a men's furnishings store on Broadway. In 1900 he established the Monson Trunk Factory, which changed names to The Monson Trunk Factory and the Monson Luggage Company when his son took over operations in 1919. In 1910, the company constructed the “largest trunk in the world,” which could hold an automobile. The trunk was displayed at the Fair Grounds in Fargo. The business continued operations until 1977, remaining in the family the entire time.

Condition

Folds of the poster, some wrinkling and light spotting of the paper.
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