trade card

ADVERTISING
Rapp, T.
USA, CT, New Haven
After 1881
paper
6.25 x 5.13 x 0

Advertising card for H.C. Rowe & Company; printed in dark blue ink on white card with gold edges; illustration by T. Rapp shows port views of H.C. Rowe & Co. oyster steamers underway; small rowboat at right; accompanying text reads "H.C. ROWE & CO/ GROWERS, CULTIVATORS, AND SHIPPERS OF/ NATIVE OYSTERS, Opened and in Shell,/ NEW HAVEN, CONN"; company statement describes virtues of H.C. Rowe & Co 'native' oysters, "since 1882".

UNIDENTIFIED oyster steamer
1995.82.2