About This Item

  • Call NumberFULT_0156
  • SummaryAdvertising card for L.D. Fleming & Son's. Front of card: color illustration of three roses with text: L.D. Fleming & Son's superior ice cream soda, 5c. Drawn from the handsomest draught stand in the state. Back of card (not scanned): handwritten pencil notes. Business address: 539 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, NY.
  • Date[1884?]
  • Physical Description1 print : color ; 2.5 x 4 in.
  • CreatorL.D. Fleming & Son's
  • CollectionFulton Street Trade Card collection
  • Cite AsFulton Street Trade Card collection, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • Formatstill imagetext
  • Genreadvertisementsbusiness cardschromolithographstrade cards
  • Publisher[publisher not identified]
  • SubjectConfectioners ; Ice cream, ices, etc. ; Soda fountains ; Desserts ; Food ; Flowers
  • 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.
  • TitleL.D. Fleming & Son's superior ice cream soda.
  • 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.