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Title
Niagara Fire Insurance Company
Creator
Major & Knapp Engraving, Manufacturing & Lithographic Co., printer
Contributor
Last, Jay T., donor
Date Created and/or Issued
1873
1874
1875
1876
1877
1878
1879
1880
1881
1882
1883
1884
1885
1886
1887
1888
Contributing Institution
Huntington Library
Collection
Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History
Rights Information
For information on use of Digital Library materials, please see Library Rights and Permissions: https://www.huntington.org/library-rights-permissions
Description
Image of an advertisement for Niagara Fire Insurance Company of New York City; image of a rainbow arcing over Niagara Falls waterfall in oval frame at center.
Date supplied by cataloger based on printer history; Major & Knapp Engraving, Manufacturing & Lithographic Co. was located on Park Place from approximately 1873-1888. "The Major & Knapp Eng. Mfg. & Lith. Co. 56 Park Place, N.Y."--text, bottom center margin. "H. A. Howe, President. P. Notman, V. Prest. & Secy. Cash Assets: $1,350,000."--text, bottom center of image.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 60.64 x 45.4 cm (23 7/8 x 17 7/8 in.)
Identifier
priJLC_FIN_002586
413459
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16003coll4/id/4980
Language
English
Subject
Advertising--Insurance
Niagara Falls (N.Y. and Ont.)--Pictorial works
Rainbows--Pictorial works
Waterfalls--Pictorial works
Lithographs--Color--1850-1875. (gmgpc)
Lithographs--Color--1875-1900. (gmgpc)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection
Finance
Large Size
The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library

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