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Tobacco label collection (Library of Congress) pictorial americana.
Title: Tobacco label collection (Library of Congress) pictorial americana.
Date Created/Published: ca. 1844-1890, bulk 1861-1887.
Summary: Images reflect varied aspects of American history, popular culture, and politics of the nineteenth century. Examples of topics depicted include African Americans, animals, children, Civil War generals, events, flags, gods & goddesses, humorous situations, Indians, literary characters, people smoking, portraits of American and European political figures, sports, symbols, the theater and theatrical personalities, the tobacco industry, and women.
Notes:
Arrangement: Sorted into eighty-three subject categories.
Finding aid listing the eighty-three subject categories is available in the Prints & Photographs Reading Room. Also available online http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/eadpnp.pp002002
Digitized images of many prints in the collection and their associated identifying information are available through the Prints & Photographs Online Catalog by searching using the call number: LOT 10618.
LOT title devised by Library staff.
Many images are printed on colored paper.
Prints are mounted on paper 18 x 14 in. or smaller.
The collection also includes one engraving on wood (10618-44) and four portrait photographs (10618-43, 10618-56, and 10618-78).
Early tobacco labels served primarily to identify products and brand names. Later, as printing techniques developed illustration and color were incorporated with text to produce eye-catching designs meant to attract consumers to buy a particular product.
Special Collections in the Library of Congress / compiled by Annette Melville. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 1980, no. 241
Copyright deposit; 1840-1890.
Subjects:
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military personnel.
African Americans--1840-1890.
Indians of North America--1840-1890.
Animals--1840-1890.
Children--1840-1890.
Courtship--1840-1890.
Emblems--1840-1890.
Entertainers--1840-1890.
Entertainment--1840-1890.
Events--1840-1890.
Fictitious characters--1840-1890.
Flags--1840-1890.
Love--1840-1890.
Sports--1840-1890.
Supernatural beings--1840-1890.
Theatrical productions--1840-1890.
Tobacco industry--1840-1890.
Women--1840-1890.
Engravings--1840-1890.
Etchings--1840-1890.
Genre prints--1840-1890.
Humorous pictures--1840-1890.
Lithographs--1840-1890.
Portrait prints--1840-1890.
Tobacco package labels--1840-1890.
Bookmark /2002696082/
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