About This Item

  • Call NumberFULT_0141
  • TitleSam'l A. Byers fine shoes.
  • SummaryAdvertising card for Samuel A. Byers. Front of card: black and white illustration on green background of turbulent ocean with lighthouse and rocks in foreground and ship in background and caption at bottom: Eddy stone light house. Business information at top. Back of card is blank. Business address: 527 Fulton Street, near Duffield, Brooklyn, NY. See also related card FULT_0139.
  • Date[1880-1885?]
  • Formatstill imagetext
  • Physical Description1 print : color ; 4.5 x 2.75 in.
  • Genreadvertisementsbusiness cardschromolithographstrade 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.
  • CreatorSamuel A. Byers
  • Publisher[publisher not identified]
  • SubjectShoe stores ; Shoes ; Boots ; Clothing and dress ; Ships ; Lighthouses
  • 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.