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Title: Uriah Pearce, Late of the Little Barefoot Shoe Store, Dealer in Boots and Shoes
Description: Text,"Uriah Pearce, Late of the Little Barefoot Shoe Store, Dealer in Boots and Shoes."
Type: still image
Genre: trade cards, business cards, advertisements
Local Identifier: FC-0177

Title: J.H. Blinn, Pictures Frames
Description: Illustration of flowers surrounding card with name and address. Text,"Oil paintings, steel engravings, chromos, photographs, etc. Frames made to order at low prices.
Type: still image
Genre: trade cards, business cards, advertisements
Local Identifier: FC-0192

Title: S. Leopold Toys Baby Carriages.
Description: Illustration of baby carriage in upper right side on top of illustration of flowers surrounding a card with address of S. Leopold.
Type: still image
Genre: trade cards, business cards, advertisements
Local Identifier: FC-0071

Title: John P. Ames, Dealer in American Crystaline
Description: Illustration of man pulling boy in snow on sled. A house and other people with sleds and pine trees are background.
Type: still image
Genre: trade cards, business cards, advertisements
Local Identifier: FC-0146

Title: Keeney's Fulton St. Theatre, Ladies and Children's Matinee Tickets
Description: Text,"Keeny's Fulton St. Theatre..Ladies' and children's matinee ticket. Notice -this ticket presented at the box office with 10 cents entitles bearer to reserved seat, any matinee except Saturday and holidays.
Type: still image
Genre: tickets, business cards, trade cards, advertisements
Local Identifier: FC-0215

Title: Zacharie's Perfumery Store
Description: Illustration of Lily of the Valley flowers. Verso side: text,"We manufacture all of the following articles, and recommend them to our customers: Italian hair tonic."A full assortment of toilet articles and preparations."
Type: still image
Genre: trade cards, business cards, advertisements
Local Identifier: FC-0085

Title: "Lay on MACDUFF. A.C. Flatley, Fine Furniture, Carpets, Oil Cloths, Bedding,&c. Stoves Clocks
Description: Illustration of an interior of a restaurant in which man in rough clothing is eating a turkey leg and telling a waiter who brings a tray of food,"Lay on Macduff. A sign in the background reads Macduffs Free Lunch Every Day.
Type: still image
Genre: trade cards, business cards, advertisements
Local Identifier: FC-0006

Title: John M. Corwin, Rubber Garments
Description: Illustration of flowers surrounding a card listing name and address.
Type: still image
Genre: trade cards, business cards, advertisements
Local Identifier: FC-0075

Title: For Prime Fitting Genteel and Durable Boots and Shoes, go to B.L. Cornell's
Description: Boot shaped card. Text,"For prime fitting genteel and durable boots and shoes, go to B.L. Cornell's. Boots and shoes made to order."
Type: still image
Genre: trade cards, business cards, irregular shape, advertisements
Local Identifier: FC-0127

Title: The Babies Cry when You Fail to Buy of the Brooklyn Furniture Co.
Description: Illustration of baby in hat crying. Text,"The Babies Cry when You Fail to Buy of the Brooklyn Furniture Co. Verso side: illustration of a baby smiling. Text,"Buy at the Brooklyn Furniture Co. and make the Children Happy."
Type: still image
Genre: trade cards, business cards, advertisements
Local Identifier: FC-0166

Title: Leaving the Wreck
Description: Illustration of men in a boat leaving a shipwreck and surrounded by icebergs in the middle of the ocean in a snowstorm. Text,"These sailors do not suffer from the cold the "Chest Shields" they wear are the ones we sold. Verso side: Illustration of undershirt. text,"No more colds! No more weak lungs! Conger's patent "Chest Shield".protects the lungs without the use of extra lung protectors. recommended particularly for its great anti-rheumatic qualities.."
Type: still image
Genre: trade cards, business cards, advertisements
Local Identifier: FC-0130

Title: Wm. S. Carlisle, Wholesale and Retail Tea Dealer General Grocer
Description: Illustration of a woman hanging an ornament on a Christmas tree. A child in the background watches. Toys are spread on a table under the tree. Verso side: text Text,"Genuine teas only, genuine coffees only, standard sugars, strickly pure spices. Foreign and domestic dried fruits, in their season, pickles, sauces,&c.&c."
Type: still image
Genre: trade cards, business cards, advertisements
Local Identifier: FC-0010

Title: Take Lunch with Us in Our New Cafe Lunch Room
Description: An illustration of a small African-American woman or child in hat carrying infant. Verso side: an illustration showing interior of restaurant.
Type: still image
Genre: trade cards, business cards, advertisements
Local Identifier: FC-0001

Title: Hannay's Ferrotypes. 6 for 25 Cents.
Description: Text within frame,"Copying with neatness and dispatch. Pictures finished in a few minutes. 6 for 25 Cents."
Type: still image
Genre: trade cards, business cards, advertisements
Local Identifier: FC-0028

Title: Chas. A. H. Neidhardt, Jeweler
Description: Illustration of three children on rocks at lake. A boy in the foreground is holding a fishing rod and has caught a fish. Trees and rocks in background.
Type: still image
Genre: trade cards, business cards, advertisements
Local Identifier: FC-0207

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: 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: Lowden Co. Novelties
Description: Illustration of lily. Text,"Lowden Co. Novelties, imported Havana Key West cigars."
Type: still image
Genre: trade cards, business cards, advertisements
Local Identifier: FC-0163

Title: P.F. Lambert, Furnaces, Ranges Heaters, Set, Cleaned, and Repaired.
Description: Text,"P.F. Lambert, Furnaces, ranges heaters, set, cleaned, and repaired. Open fire place grates. Roof repaired painted. Gutters, leaders, and ventilators..Jobbing promptly attended to."
Type: still image
Genre: trade cards, business cards, advertisements
Local Identifier: FC-0216

Title: Carroll's Book Store, Old Rare Curious Books
Description: Item is possibly a clipping of an ad. Text,"Carroll's Book Store, Old Rare Curious Books, Fulton Pearl Sts, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Type: still image
Genre: trade cards, business cards, advertisements
Local Identifier: FC-0188

Title: Eddy Stone Light House, Sam'l A. Byers Fine Shoes
Description: Illustration of turbulent ocean waters, lighthouse and rocks in foreground and ship in in background.
Type: still image
Genre: trade cards, business cards, advertisements
Local Identifier: FC-0141

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: S.A. Byers, Fine Boots Shoes, Elegant Slippers for the Holidays.
Description: Illustration of winter scene. Within a circle is a close-up of Santa Claus and a fireplace with stockings. In the background is a snow covered roof, a bare tree and the silhouette of a house. Holly frames close-up of Santa Claus.
Type: still image
Genre: trade cards, business cards, advertisements
Local Identifier: FC-0145

Title: Solution of Citrate of Magnesia
Description: Illustration of Solution of Citrate of Magnesia logo in clouds with sunbeams. Text,"The contents of this bottle is a full purgative dose."
Type: still image
Genre: trade cards, business cards, advertisements
Local Identifier: FC-0234

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: Adam Hat Stores, Inc.
Description: Illustration of small coat of arms in upper left corner. Text,"Cumberland 6-8110" and name and address of company and name of manager. Verso side: Annotation in ink of payment received for one hat and signature of Jack Blume.
Type: still image
Genre: trade cards, business cards, advertisements
Local Identifier: FC-0105

Title: John Bene, Importer and Manufacturer of Human Hair Goods.
Description: Illustration of flowers and leaves surrounding name and address.
Type: still image
Genre: trade cards, business cards, advertisements
Local Identifier: FC-0053

Title: Brooklyn Daily Times
Description: Text,"Brooklyn Daily Times, 457 Fulton Street. B. Levy."
Type: still image
Genre: trade cards, business cards, advertisements
Local Identifier: FC-0122

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 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: Cowperthwait Furniture and Carpets, Established 1807
Description: Illustration of two children on donkey. One child is falling forward as the other child is holding on to her leg. The donkey is falling forward into the grass. Another child watches standing next to a building in the background. Verso side: text,"Established over three score and ten years. B. M. Cowperthwait Co. wholesale and retail dealers in furniture and carpets..Parlor, chamber, and dining-room suits. Pure curled hair mattresses and live geese feathers, oil cloth.."
Type: still image
Genre: trade cards, business cards, advertisements
Local Identifier: FC-0116

Title: A.H. King, Carpets
Description: Illustration of child dressed in hat and costume playing lute sitting on ledge of stairway with column and possibly a lake in background. Gold background.
Type: still image
Genre: trade cards, business cards, advertisements
Local Identifier: FC-0074

Title: Smith Pressinger's "Phantoms"
Description: Illustration in black (negative image) of a man with tiny star under his star. Text, "Look intently at the little star in the center..you will see the likeness of General Grant." Verso side, text, "A genuine surprise to all who have not before patronized Smith Pressinger, the Long Island Clothiers, is the low prices at which the sell choice styles of men's and boy's clothing."
Type: still image
Genre: trade cards, business cards, advertisements
Local Identifier: FC-0167

Title: Furniture. Only house in Brooklyn lighted with electric light.
Description: Illustration of beach scene. Children and dog in foreground. Couple with beach umbrella. Buildings in background.[possibly Coney Island]"Fine furniture, carpet, bedding stoves. For cash or time. Best and cheapest place to buy in Brooklyn."
Type: still image
Genre: trade cards, business cards, advertisements
Local Identifier: FC-0013

Title: S. Downing, Dry Goods
Description: Illustration of woman in hooded dress or shirt. Gold background. Verso side: text,"S. Downing, dry goods, fancy goods, hosiery, notions, trimmings ribbon."
Type: still image
Genre: trade cards, business cards, advertisements
Local Identifier: FC-0142

Title: G. Gowan, Boots Shoes
Description: Illustration of flowers surrounding a sign with name and address. Verso side: text,"Where do you get your boots shoes? At the gold boot upside down. Ladies, gents, children's boots shoes..Made to Order. Repairing neatly done. Illustration of upside down boot.
Type: still image
Genre: trade cards, business cards, advertisements
Local Identifier: FC-0209

Title: Look at Our Backs
Description: Illustration of two kittens wearing bonnets and sitting and sewing. Verso side: text,"Truth New York has on exhibit in the show window of Collins' Japanese store,$1,500 in presents to be given free to lucky guessers. Go in now and guess!."
Type: still image
Genre: trade cards, business cards, advertisements
Local Identifier: FC-0120

Title: Industrial Insurance, Branch Office
Description: Illustration of two children in Greek or Roman costume. One child is holding a spear and a shield with words Metropolitan Life Insurance and a face on it. The other child is seated and holding a fan. Verso side: text,"Industrial or burial fund insurance, by the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company of New York. Joseph F. Knapp, President. John R. Hegmen, Vice-Prest. Stewart L. Woodford, Counsel.."
Type: still image
Genre: trade cards, business cards, advertisements
Local Identifier: FC-0092

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: Use the White Mountain Ice Cream Freezer
Description: Illustration of portrait of young woman. Verso side: illustration of hand crank ice cream maker. Text,"The patent triple motion White Mountain Freezer. The leading ice-cream freezer price-list (White Mountain Hand Freezer, with Crank)."
Type: still image
Genre: trade cards, business cards, advertisements
Local Identifier: FC-0126

Title: Compliments of Nicoll the Tailor
Description: Illustration of man on row boat or kayak surrounded by ducks in a lake. Two men with fishing rods are standing on a pier and one is yelling to the man in the boat. Verso side: text,"Spring and Summer styles now ready. The finest assortment of domestic and imported cassimeres, doeskins, cloths and diagonals in the market. Pants to order from $4.00."
Type: still image
Genre: trade cards, business cards, advertisements
Local Identifier: FC-0128

Title: With Compliments of the Hill Hat Emporium
Description: Illustration of Asian man with fan balancing on trapeze or flag pole and bamboo in background and abstract design.
Type: still image
Genre: trade cards, business cards, advertisements
Local Identifier: FC-0204

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: A Good Bite. Buy Your Clothing of Smith Pressinger.
Description: Illustration of man by river with fishing rod being attacked by dog. Dog is biting man's pants. A sign on the tree states no trespassing allowed and a policeman is in the background running towards the scene. A fish is on the fishing rod line. Verso side: text,"Look at our prices: men's pants 85c.$1.00, 1.25, 1.50 and 2.00. Men's suits,$7.00. Boy's suits $4.00. Boy's pants 75c.$1.00 and $1.25.."
Type: still image
Genre: trade cards, business cards, advertisements
Local Identifier: FC-0173

Title: Scott Porter, Successors to Richter Trowbridge, Stationers, Printers and Manufacturers
Description: Text,"Scott Porter, Successors to Richter Trowbridge, Stationers, Printers and Manufacturers."
Type: still image
Genre: trade cards, business cards, advertisements
Local Identifier: FC-0018

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: Taylor Co. Ferrotypes.
Description: Photograph of unidentified child.(grayscale with touch of color on cheeks) Verso side: text within frame,"Pictures taken in all kinds of weather and finished in 10 minutes."
Type: still image
Genre: trade cards, business cards, tin types, photographs
Local Identifier: FC-0032

Title: The Cheapest Shoe Store in the City for Price and Quality!
Description: Illustration of child with whip in hand riding in shoe which is on top of a platform on wheels being led by dogs.
Type: still image
Genre: trade cards, business cards, advertisements
Local Identifier: FC-0058

Title: Taylor Co. Ferrotypes
Description: Text within a frame,"All sizes of ferrotypes taken and finished in 10 minutes."
Type: still image
Genre: trade cards, business cards, advertisements
Local Identifier: FC-0036

Title: Happy Home
Description: Illustration of man pulling woman's hair and holding a stick up as if to beat her. Framed portrait on wall in background. Verso side: text,"John Boemermann, Dealer in choice groceries. Teas, coffees, sugars,&c. Flour of the best brands."
Type: still image
Genre: trade cards, business cards, advertisements
Local Identifier: FC-0223

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