About This Item

  • Call NumberFULT_0223
  • TitleHappy home.
  • SummaryAdvertising card for John Boemermann. Front of card: black and white illustration of man grabbing woman's hair and arm raised to hit her with stick and caption: Happy home. Back of card: black text: Dealer in choice groceries. Teas, coffees, sugars, &c. Flour of the best brands. Business address: 1081 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, NY.
  • Date[date of publication not identified]
  • Formatstill imagetext
  • Physical Description1 print : black and white ; 3.25 x 1.75 in.
  • Genreadvertisementsbusiness cardstrade cards
  • 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.
  • CreatorJohn Boemermann
  • Publisher[publisher not identified]
  • SubjectGrocers ; Family violence ; Wife abuse ; Groceries ; Food
  • CollectionFulton Street Trade Card collection
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
  • Cite AsFulton Street Trade Card collection, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • 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.