Tag: July 1899
Emily Lansburgh, False Advertising, New York 2022
In the sweltering summer of 1899, Washington’s residents flocked to Lansburgh’s Boys Clothing on 7th Street, lured by promises of deep discounts and tantalizing bargains. But, unbeknownst to the unwary shoppers, the store’s advertisements hid a dirty secret. Behind the façade of ‘ Values not taken into consideration,’ a web of deception was spun, leaving…
Deceptive Ladies: The Hidden World of Canadian Border Smuggling
In the sweltering summer of 1899, a peculiar phenomenon emerged along the Canadian border. Gone were the days of brazen smuggling operations, where long, low-slung vessels would smuggle contraband across the coast. Instead, a more cunning and discreet form of smuggling had taken hold, one that relied on the innocent-looking trunks of transatlantic steamships. Related…
