Image of an advertisement for the Travelers Insurance Company of Hartford, Connecticut; large bridge spanning a waterway with ships and steamboats, including the "Granite State" and the "City of Hartford," in water and railroad train crossing the bridge. Date supplied by cataloger based on printer history; Major & Knapp Engraving, Manufacturing & Lithographic Co. was located at 449 Broadway from approximately 1864-1866. "Lith. of Major & Knapp, 449 Broadway, N.Y."--text, bottom center margin. "Capital $500,000, Insures against Loss of Life by Accidents of every description. Ample Compensation for Personal Injury. Gustavus F. Davis, Vice Pres't. James G. Batterson. President. Rodney Dennis, Sec'y. A.W. Bennett, Agt., Uxbridge, Mass."--text, center of image.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 68.1 x 52.71 cm (26 13/16 x 20 3/4 in.)
Advertising--Insurance Bridges--Pictorial works Railroad trains--Pictorial works Ships--Pictorial works Steamboats--Pictorial works Waterfronts--Pictorial works Lithographs--Color--1850-1875. (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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