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Trade card - Directory of Reliable Business Men on Fulton Street, Brooklyn, New York, circa 1885Trade card - Directory of Reliable Business Men on Fulton Street, Brooklyn, New York, circa 1885

This trade card features an engraved portrait of John Hancock on the front, with the name "Hancock" printed below and "Bufford Boston" in the bottom right corner, indicating the publisher or printer. The reverse side presents a "Directory of Reliable Business Men on Fulton Street, BROOKLYN," listing various businesses, their industries, and street numbers. Businesses include a one-price clothier, cigar store, hotel and restaurant, saddle & harness maker, hatter, fashionable boot & shoe maker, fine groceries, photographer, dyeing establishment, dry goods store, central tea company, butter/cheese/egg supplier, fruit/wine/liquor store, music store, furniture store, bakery, butcher, fancy goods store, gent's furnishing goods store, and sporting goods store. The card serves as an advertisement and business reference, typical of late 19th-century mercantile practices.

Trade Card for Golding's Cigar StoreTrade Card for Golding's Cigar Store

This trade card advertises Golding's Cigar Store, located at 54 East Genesee, Syracuse, New York. The card features an illustration of a young girl holding a bouquet of flowers in a vase. Her hands are outstretched, holding the flowers, and she is smiling. She is dressed in a long white dress and her hair is worn in a simple style. The background of the card is green and contains a small flower at the bottom right corner of the card. The illustration is surrounded by text in a decorative font, highlighting the address, Golding's Cigar Store, and the store's location in Syracuse, New York. This card is the fourth and final card in a set of four cards. The back of the card is blank.

Trade Card: Joseph Nelken, Located in Cohn's Cigar Store, New York, NYTrade Card: Joseph Nelken, Located in Cohn's Cigar Store, New York, NY

This trade card advertises Joseph Nelken's business, located in Cohn's Cigar Store in New York City. The front of the card (Image 1: https://iiif-images.library.upenn.edu/iiif/2/54ccd651-fc2f-4d26-9e2f-e53011e65587%2Faccess/full/!600,600/0/default.jpg) shows [a detailed description of the card's imagery is needed here based on visual inspection of the image. Include descriptions of any prominent features like logos, illustrations, text, colors, or styles]. The back of the card (Image 2: https://iiif-images.library.upenn.edu/iiif/2/c845e0fa-cef1-4105-ac77-7b3c90bcd698%2Faccess/full/!600,600/0/default.jpg) is [describe the back of the card; if blank, state so].