About This Item
- Call NumberFULT_0196
- SummaryAdvertising card for Earls Bros. Front of card: black and white illustration of three men wearing hats and sashes and riding large ducks and small text below: Bufford, Boston. Front man is holding a sign with the business name and address. Back of card is blank. Business address: 663 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, NY.
- Date[date of publication not identified]
- Physical Description1 print : black and white ; 4.5 x 2.6 in.
- CreatorEarls Bros.
- CollectionFulton Street Trade Card collection
- Cite AsFulton Street Trade Card collection, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
- Formatstill imagetext
- Genreadvertisementsbusiness cardstrade cards
- PublisherBufford, Boston
- SubjectShoe stores ; Men ; Birds ; Boots ; Shoes ; Clothing and dress
- 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.
- TitleEarls Bros. retail dealers in fine shoes.
- 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.