About This Item

  • Call NumberFULT_0214
  • TitleClapp Brothers, grocers, and dealers in fine wine for medical use.
  • SummaryAdvertising card for Clapp Brothers. Front of card: color illustration of three figures walking in snowy landscape towards a church at night with a full moon and a silver background and inset text: Grocers, and dealers in fine wines for medical use. Back of card is blank. Business address: 979 Fulton Street, & 240 & 242 St. James Place, Brooklyn, NY.
  • Date[1880?]
  • Formatstill imagetext
  • Physical Description1 print : color ; 2.6 x 4.9 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.
  • CreatorClapp Brothers
  • Publisher[publisher not identified]
  • SubjectGrocers ; Winter ; Wine and wine making ; Medicine ; Food ; Groceries
  • 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.