1.06.505

Card, Trade

1919

Lewer, Woodhall, Cunningham Trade Card. Material: paper. Size: 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" Description: full-color image of "English Mother" on front; backside is a printed photograph of the new model Studebaker car from The Lewer, Woodhall, Cunningham Building; "This is one of the New Model Studebaker Cars, one of the several great National Favorites found at The Lewer, Woodhall, Cunningham Display rooms."

Waseca business: Lewer, Woodhall, Cunningham Company.Ewald W. Lewer was only 22 years of age when he built the Lewer building at S. State and 2nd Ave. S. W. He intended that the three-story structure would be a multi-purpose retail and office building to house his automobile business and others. He installed a large elevator capable of moving cars to the upper two levels for servicing and storage. In 1919, Ewald had partners and the business was known as Lewer, Woodhall and Cunningham, selling buggies, tractors, carriages in addition to the new automobiles.