About This Item

  • Call NumberFULT_0187
  • SummaryAdvertising card for H. Fenn. Front of card: color illustration of man and woman in row boat on lake and a house in background. The man is leaning against the paddle and appears close to falling in. Inset card with business name and address and text: Dealer in butter, cheese, eggs, etc. Back of card (not scanned): handwritten pencil notes. Business address: 618 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, NY.
  • Date1905-02-23
  • Physical Description1 print : color ; 1.75 x 3.2 in.
  • CreatorH. Fenn
  • CollectionFulton Street Trade Card collection
  • Cite AsFulton Street Trade Card collection, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • Formatstill imagetext
  • Genreadvertisementsbusiness cardschromolithographstrade cards
  • PublisherM.F. Tobin, BY.
  • SubjectGrocers ; Boats and boating ; Houses ; Food ; Groceries ; Grocery trade
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
  • RightsThis work is in the Public Domain. The Center for Brooklyn History at Brooklyn Public Library can provide a copy of this work free of charge.
  • TitleH. Fenn, dealer in butter, cheese, eggs etc.
  • Biographical NoteThe Fulton Street Trade Card Collection consists of 245 late 19th and early 20th century illustrated trade cards, all emanating from businesses in Brooklyn's historic commercial thoroughfare. The cards combine humor, bright and elegant graphic design and typography to promote a wide variety of wares and services.