Trade cards for The Travelers Insurance Company of Hartford, Connecticut, 1890

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Collection Type

Ephemera

Date

1890

GUSN

GUSN-255482

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Ephemera collection
Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
Insurance
General
Insurance - General - Folder 3
Trade cards for The Travelers Insurance Company of Hartford, Connecticut, 1890
(current record)

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Ephemera collection
- Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
  - Insurance
    - General
      - Insurance - General - Folder 3
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Description

A licensed copy from the drawing of the Grant Memorial in Riverside Park, New York is shown on the card verso. John H. Duncan is the architect.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
insurance
memorials
presidents
trade cards (advertising)

Physical Description

2 trade cards ; 6 1/2 x 4 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.065.01.03.013

Image Dimensions

6 1/2 x 4 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Purchased from Greg Smart, 2000.

Places

Hartford (Hartford county, Connecticut)
New York City (New York state)

Record Details

Material Type

trade cards (advertising)

Other People

Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885
Duncan, John H. (John Hemingway), 1855-1929

Description Level

Item

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