About This Item


  • Call NumberFULT_0089
  • SummaryAdvertising card for J.A.S. Simonson, Brooklyn agent for Phoenix Insurance Company of Hartford, Connecticut. Front of card: black and white text stating capital and assets of the company with black border. Back of card: black and white text listing details of the company's assets with black border. Business address: 347 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, NY.
  • Date1905-02-09
  • Physical Description1 print : black & white ; 2.5 x 4 in.
  • CreatorJ.A.S. Simonson
  • CollectionFulton Street Trade Card collection
  • Cite AsFulton Street Trade Card collection, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • Formattext
  • Genreadvertisementsbusiness cardstrade cards
  • Publisher[publisher not identified]
  • SubjectInsurance agents ; Insurance companies ; Insurance
  • 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.
  • TitlePhoenix Insurance Company of Hartford, Conn...J.A.S. Simonson, Ag't.
  • 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.