Advertising card for S.R. Church, coal dealer. The front features an engraved illustration of a man, seemingly of East Asian depiction, riding a water buffalo through shallow water, with foliage in the background. A diagonal banner displays 'S. R. CHURCH, COAL DEALER.'. The lower left states 'Engraved & Copyrighted by L.A. Lowell & Co Boston 1878.' The reverse lists prices for Coos Bay Coal (per ton, half ton, quarter ton, single sack), offers free delivery within the city, and notes 'Coal of all kinds at correspondingly low rates.' Addresses provided are 'Corner Main and Folsom' and 'Branch Office: 143 POST STREET.' Mentions 'BRANCH AND MAIN OFFICES CONNECTED BY TELEGRAPH.' |