About This Item

  • Call NumberFULT_0196
  • TitleEarls Bros. retail dealers in fine shoes.
  • 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]
  • Formatstill imagetext
  • Physical Description1 print : black and white ; 4.5 x 2.6 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.
  • CreatorEarls Bros.
  • PublisherBufford, Boston
  • SubjectShoe stores ; Men ; Birds ; Boots ; Shoes ; Clothing and dress
  • 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.