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Phenix Insurance Co. of Brooklyn, New York

Description: Image of an advertisement for Phenix Insurance Co. of Brooklyn, New York; Phenix steamboat at top center between a pair of capsized ships (one on fire) and some survivors and wreckage; team of horses near a boat with railroad train in background at bottom left; steamship sailing at bottom right; officers of the company at bottom center.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: approximately 1869-1874
Call number: priJLC_FIN_002590
Creator: Last, Jay T(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Jay T. Last, 2005. This collection forms part of the Jay T. Last collection of graphic arts and social history, which was donated to the Huntington Library by Jay T. Last in 2005 as a gift in progress. The bulk of the view prints were transferred to the Library between 2010 and 2012.

The Home Insurance Company of New-York

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Image of an advertisement for Standard Life Insurance Company of New York City; George Washington standing next to a saddled horse in foreground; building with large American flag flying above it at left with ships in a harbor in background; officers of company listed at bottom center; trustees of company on shields at bottom left and right.

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Phenix Insurance Co. of Brooklyn, New York

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