About This Item


  • Call NumberFULT_0228
  • SummaryAdvertising card for Culliford's Dye House. Front of card: color illustration of beach scene with children and dog in foreground, couple with beach umbrella and chairs behind, and ocean, boats, and buildings in background. Sign above children has business name and address. Back of card is blank. Business address: 1127 Fulton Street, & 173-175 Washington Ave., Brooklyn, NY. Similar design as FULT_0013.
  • Date[date of publication not identified]
  • Physical Description1 print : color ; 2.75 x 4.4 in.
  • CreatorCulliford's Dye House
  • CollectionFulton Street Trade Card collection
  • Cite AsFulton Street Trade Card collection, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • Formatstill imagetext
  • Genreadvertisementsbusiness cardschromolithographstrade cards
  • PublisherBufford, Boston & New York
  • SubjectDyers ; Children ; Beaches ; Dogs ; Clothing and dress ; Dyes and dyeing
  • 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.
  • TitleCulliford's dye house.
  • 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.