Image of an advertisement for Springfield, Massachusetts, Fire & Marine Insurance Company; Columbia seated at center holding a draped American flag and a Union shield aloft an a sword and laurel crown in her other hand; globe, books, and American eagle flank her; burning city and ships at sea in background. 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, $300,000. Assets, $557,863,47. Insures Buildings, merchandise and Personal Property, Vessels in port or in building, & Manufactories, on Terms consistent with Security. Claims for Loss adjusted with Liberality and promptly paid. Amount of Losses paid ($1,305,131,18) since organization. Agent, Wm. Conner, Jr. Sec'y. Edmund Freeman, Pres."--text, bottom center of image.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 60.33 x 44.93 cm (23 3/4 x 17 11/16 in.)
Advertising--Insurance Columbia (Symbolic character)--Pictorial works Eagles--Pictorial works Fires--Pictorial works Globes--Pictorial works Ships--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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