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Title: "Hunter's Invisible."
Description: Illustration of roses and butterfly. Text,"Hunter's Invisible, trade mark pure quince, bandoline powder, 10 cts per packet. Makes half a pint of elegant bandoline. Beware of imitations."
Type: still image
Genre: trade cards, business cards, advertisements
Local Identifier: FC-0143

Title: "Hunter's Invisible."
Description: Text,"The blemishes of nature hidden by the witchery of art!"Hunter's Invisible. The best beautifying cosmetic in existence! Prepared from R. M. Hunter's Original Formula."
Type: still image
Genre: trade cards, business cards, advertisements
Local Identifier: FC-0143

Title: A Birthday Gift, Campbell Creighton
Description: Illustration of single pink rose. Verso side: Text,"No Christmas table complete without Campbell Creighton's celebrated "number one" java coffee. Best coffee on the globe, 25cts per pound.."
Type: still image
Genre: trade cards, business cards, advertisements
Local Identifier: FC-0165

Title: A Happy New Year
Description: A card with text "Happy New Year" surrounded by flowers. Verso side:"Fancy goods, toys, dolls, vases, toilet seats, gold and plated jewelry, Roger's Bros. triple-plated silver ware, bird cages, clocks, albums, leather satchels and bags from 99c up."
Type: still image
Genre: trade cards, business cards, advertisements
Local Identifier: FC-0014

Title: A Prosperous New Year to You
Description: Illustration of lily of the valley and violets Verso side: text,"For Perfection in fit, excellence in style, durability and moderate cost, Morrows Fine Shoes are pre-eminent. Ladies, buy them."
Type: still image
Genre: trade cards, business cards, advertisements
Local Identifier: FC-0137

Title: A. Jouffroy Co. Successors to Benton Co. Butter, Cheese, Eggs, Fancy Groceries, including best Teas, Coffees, Sugars, Canned Goods, Fruits,&c.
Description: Flower wreath around scene of sailboat on water [lake] with house in background. Another boat in foreground.
Type: still image
Genre: trade cards, business cards, advertisements
Local Identifier: FC-0004

Title: A. Walton, Choice Fruits
Description: Illustration of crocus flower and winter holly framing winter scene of houses and road covered with snow. Printer's title of card is Winter.
Type: still image
Genre: trade cards, business cards, advertisements
Local Identifier: FC-0136

Title: A.D. Matthews Sons
Description: Illustration of flowers surrounding card with name and address.
Type: still image
Genre: trade cards, business cards, advertisements
Local Identifier: FC-0104

Title: Amazon waterlilies
Description: Back caption: Amazon waterlilies., Victoria amazonica, provide a dramatic setting for the Palm Court of the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory, constructed 1899-1902.
Type: still image
Genre: Postcards
Local Identifier: NYBG-pc-099

Title: Andruss Welcome, Grocers
Description: A group flowers with name on card.
Type: still image
Genre: trade cards, business cards, advertisements
Local Identifier: FC-0002

Title: Animal team pulling a boat in the Erie Canal, N.Y. (1front) [e0507ac1]
Description: Rural view of an animal team on a towpath, towing boats along the canal, and guided by a young man. Telegraph or electric poles dot the landscape in the background.
Type: text, still image
Genre: Postcards
Local Identifier: e0507ac1.jpg

Title: Aquatic House, Conservatories, New York Botanical Garden
Type: still image
Genre: Postcards
Local Identifier: NYBG-pc-037

Title: B. Huppler, Manufacturer of Fine Confectionery, Ice Cream and Soda Water.
Description: Illustration of fall flowers surrounding scene of trees and figure walking on path in autumn light. Printer's title for card is Autumn 105.
Type: still image
Genre: trade cards, business cards, advertisements
Local Identifier: FC-0049

Title: B. Vehrlen, Ladies' Hair Dressing and All Kinds of Human Hair Goods
Description: Illustration of a woman's hand holding a lily and other flowers. Verso side: text,"Ladies' own combings made up by the new method, roots all one way. Faded hair switches altered to any color."
Type: still image
Genre: trade cards, business cards, advertisements
Local Identifier: FC-0189

Title: Barnard Allen, Bakers Confectioners
Description: Illustration of crocus flower and winter holly framing winter scene of houses and road covered with snow. Printer's title of card is Winter.
Type: still image
Genre: trade cards, business cards, advertisements
Local Identifier: FC-0202

Title: Bill Bailey to Marjorie "Margie" Polon
Description: Bill describes the parade in Barcelona given in honor of the International Brigaders. He describes the music, the people, the flowers and outpouring of graciousness. He is still waiting to hear when he will be able to leave the country.
Type: text
Genre: Autograph Letter Signed
Local Identifier: Polon4

Title: Brooklyn Crockery Co.
Description: Illustration of female child in dress and flower shaped hood and holding a leaf She looks as if she were inside a lily. Text,"The cheapest crockery store in the city. Don't fail to examine our stock."
Type: still image
Genre: trade cards, business cards, advertisements
Local Identifier: FC-0175

Title: Buy the Celebrated "Butterfly Chop"
Description: Illustration of a rose and a flower wreath around text,"Buy the Celebrated "Butterfly Chop, The Best Tea! The Cheapest! The Only Genuine! Sold at the Columbia Tea Coffee Store."
Type: still image
Genre: trade cards, business cards, advertisements
Local Identifier: FC-0160

Title: Buy the Celebrated "Butterfly Chop"
Description: Text,"The Columbia Tea Coffee Store, Campbell and Creighton, coffee roasters, importers and [jobbers] of teas, wholesale and retail grocers."
Type: still image
Genre: trade cards, business cards, advertisements
Local Identifier: FC-0160

Title: C. Riesterer, Fine Boots and Shoes
Description: Illustration of flower arrangement in elegant shoe.
Type: still image
Genre: trade cards, business cards, advertisements
Local Identifier: FC-0213

Title: C.A. Warner Co. The Burr Folding Bed
Description: Illustration of rose and card with text,"C.A. Warner Co. The Burr Folding Bed, Warerooms, 33 W. 14th St. bet. 5th and 6th Aves. Branch Store, 534 Fulton St. Brooklyn."
Type: still image
Genre: trade cards, business cards, advertisements
Local Identifier: FC-0149

Title: C.A. Warner Co. The Burr Folding Bed
Description: Illustration of two roses and card with text,"C.A. Warner Co. The Burr Folding Bed, Warerooms, 33 W. 14th St. bet. 5th and 6th Aves. Branch Store, 534 Fulton St. Brooklyn."
Type: still image
Genre: trade cards, business cards, advertisements
Local Identifier: FC-0148

Title: C.H. Davidson, Baker and Confectioner
Description: Illustration of a bunch of flowers including violets and lily of the valley, surrounding a card with name and address of baker. Text,"Cakes iced and ornamented to order for the holidays."
Type: still image
Genre: trade cards, business cards, advertisements
Local Identifier: FC-0217

Title: C.H. Davidson, Baker and Confectioner
Description: Illustration of a bunch of wild strawberries and flowers surrounding a card with name and address of baker. Text,"Cakes iced and ornamented to order for the holidays."
Type: still image
Genre: trade cards, business cards, advertisements
Local Identifier: FC-0218

Title: Call and Examine Archer's Champion Refrigerators
Description: Illustration of flower and butterfly in front of sign with name and address of company. Verso side: text,"Something worth knowing. The past year we have ground and repaired the following: scissors, pairs..carvers..knives..skates, pairs..pen knives..chopping knives..razors..saws..scrappers..mower blades..chisels..axes and hatchets.."
Type: still image
Genre: trade cards, business cards, advertisements
Local Identifier: FC-0219

Title: Celebrating Success
Description: Hotel Concourse Plaza manager Frank W. Kridel presents Casey Stengel with a 'Good Luck' daffodil floral piece at home plate of Yankee Stadium during opening game ceremonies. A dinner for over a thousand people was held at the Grand Ballroom of the hotel that evening, celebrating the fifth World Series in a row.
Type: still image
Genre: photograph
Local Identifier: recreation_sports_baseball_6.jpg

Title: Century plant flowering, Botanical Garden, New York City
Type: still image
Genre: Postcards
Local Identifier: NYBG-pc-049

Title: Clothing for Men, Boys Children.
Description: Illustration of flower arrangement in vase. Verso side: please note that part of text is worn away and unreadable. Text,.the rich while we give credit to all respectable working people."Every article sold is guaranteed or money cheerfully refunded. Come see and be convinced.."
Type: still image
Genre: trade cards, business cards, advertisements
Local Identifier: FC-0048

Title: Compliments of Chas. W. Kitchen, Druggist.
Description: Illustration of flowers surrounding sign with name and address. Text,"Branch at Brighton Beach, Coney Island. Verso side: text,"Secret of beauty, for the complexion, the great demand for a pure, harmless beautifier that will displace the many hurtful and poisonous compounds now in the market.."
Type: still image
Genre: trade cards, business cards, advertisements
Local Identifier: FC-0064

Title: Compliments of Manne Bro. Shoe Department.
Description: Illustration of shoe holding flower arrangement. Verso side: text,"Shoe department. The most complete stock of fine boots, shoes and slippers, in the city. At prices lower than can be found elsewhere. Call and convince yourselves."
Type: still image
Genre: trade cards, business cards, advertisements
Local Identifier: FC-0067

Title: Compliments of S. Wechsler Bro.
Description: Card shaped and illustrated as a cornucopia horn filled with flowers [pansies] Verso side: publisher's stamp,"Donaldson Brothers, New York."
Type: still image
Genre: trade cards, business cards, irregular shape, advertisements
Local Identifier: FC-0240

Title: Compliments of S.A. Byers Shoes
Description: Illustration of an arrangement of flowers and leaves with pine cones.
Type: still image
Genre: trade cards, business cards, advertisements
Local Identifier: FC-0138

Title: Compliments of the Artistic Carpet and Furniture Co.
Description: Illustration of rose lying on quilted pillow.
Type: still image
Genre: trade cards, business cards, advertisements
Local Identifier: FC-0083

Title: Compliments of the National Perfumery Works.
Description: Illustration of crocus flower and winter holly framing winter scene of houses and road covered with snow. Printer's title of card is Winter. Verso side: text,"Specialties, extra fine extracts for handkerchiefs, extra fine toilet soap, extra fine esprits for the toilet, extra fine eau de quinine tonic, extra fine imported bay rum.."
Type: still image
Genre: trade cards, business cards, advertisements
Local Identifier: FC-0046

Title: Conservatory, New York Botanical Gardens, Bronx Park, New York City
Description: Conservatory, New York Botanical Gardens, Bronx Park, New York City. The New York Botanical Garden, in Bronx Park is open daily from 9 to 5, admission free. The conservatories contain tens of thousands of growing plants, shrubs and trees gathered from all parts of the world. The outdoor beds show many specimens of plants, trees and flowers and there are miles of walks bordered by beautiful plants and flowers.
Type: still image
Genre: Postcards
Local Identifier: NYBG-pc-125

Title: Cosmopolitan Emporium of Fashions Mme. Demorest Maison De Patrons, Haute Nouveaute. Paris. London. New York.
Description: Illustration of flowers surrounding text with black background. Verso side: text,"Important to Ladies. Side platting done by the latest improved machines, with and without space.."
Type: still image
Genre: trade cards, business cards, advertisements
Local Identifier: FC-0045

Title: Crescent, N.Y [front caption] (1front) [e0684ac1] [front caption stamped in purple ink]
Description: A view of the Erie Canal flowing through an aqueduct over the Mohawk River. Grasses, shrubs and a tree in foreground; trees and houses on the far side of the river.
Type: text, still image
Genre: Postcards
Local Identifier: e0684ac1.jpg

Title: Crossman Bergen, Fine Boots Shoes
Description: Illustration of roses and other flowers and card with name and address.
Type: still image
Genre: trade cards, business cards, advertisements
Local Identifier: FC-0185

Title: Crossman Bergen, Fine Boots and Shoes
Description: Illustration of flowers and leaves surrounding card with name and address.
Type: still image
Genre: trade cards, business cards, advertisements
Local Identifier: FC-0181

Title: Crossman Bergen, Fine Shoes
Description: Card in shape of an egg. Illustration of birds with flowers and stripe pattern down center of card.
Type: still image
Genre: trade cards, business cards, irregular shape, advertisements
Local Identifier: FC-0184

Title: D. Maguire, Dry Goods
Description: Illustration of rose and other flowers surrounding card with name and address of dry goods store.
Type: still image
Genre: trade cards, business cards, advertisements
Local Identifier: FC-0203

Title: Daffodils Along The Garden Path
Description: A field of daffodils in early Spring.
Type: still image
Genre: photograph
Local Identifier: Park_Botanical_Garden_a26.jpg

Title: Dahlia Border. New York Botanical Garden
Type: still image
Genre: Postcards
Local Identifier: NYBG-pc-016

Title: Dollar Savings Bank Flower Show
Description: Dozens of dazzling flowers are shown at the bank's main office on the Grand Concourse. Over 25,000 visitors viewed the display.
Type: still image
Genre: photograph
Local Identifier: dollar-savings_grand_concourse_6.jpg

Title: Dollar Savings Bank Flower Show
Description: The Dollar Savings Bank's annual welcome to Spring display for the community, featuring a Dutch windmill and colorful flowers.
Type: still image
Genre: photograph
Local Identifier: dollar-savings_grand_concourse_5.jpg

Title: E.J. Seaman, Anatomical Boot Shoe Maker
Description: Illustration of a woman's hand holding flowers including a yellow rose.
Type: still image
Genre: trade cards, business cards, advertisements
Local Identifier: FC-0233

Title: Early Attention is Asked to Orders for Photo-Portraits for the Holidays, G. Frank E. Pearsall
Description: Card is divided diagonally. Illustration of owls sitting on branch of flowering tree with landscape in background. Left division with illustration has gold background.
Type: still image
Genre: trade cards, business cards, advertisements
Local Identifier: FC-0077

Title: Edward F. de Selding, Bookseller and Stationer
Description: Illustration of flowers [water lily surrounding name and address. Text,"Will remove (about 1st of May) to 825 Broadway, New York. Verso side: text,"Orders for books, stationery, card and wedding engraving,&c. solicited and will be promptly attended to. Address, Edward F. de Selding, No. 825 Broadway, New York."
Type: still image
Genre: trade cards, business cards, advertisements
Local Identifier: FC-0107

Title: Entrance, Botanical Gardens, Bronx Park, New York City
Description: Back caption: The entrance, Botanical Gardens, Bronx Park, New York City. Bronx Park lies on both sides of the Bronx River, between Williamsbridge and West Farms. It comprises a total area of 662 acres, 250 of which have been given to botanical garden and 261 to a zoological park. Both institutions are corporations managed by trustees and occupying their sites by an arrangement with the City. The Botanical Garden is open daily from 9 to 5, admission free.
Type: still image
Genre: Postcards
Local Identifier: NYBG-pc-113

Title: Erie Canal and Locks. Lockport, New York [front caption printed in red ink] (1 front) [e0683ac1]
Description: A view of Lockport with the flight of locks. On the right of the card there are the shells of a number of ruined buildings [presumably from fire]. A canal boat is seen emerging from the locks and a small [presumably steam passenger boat] can be seen in the basin. An advertisement on a building on the left side of the card reads "Lockport Wheatlet."
Type: text, still image
Genre: Postcards
Local Identifier: e0683ac1

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