Poster calendar [for] 1897 – Vintage Poster Wall Art
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(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Few images capture their era like this vintage poster of Poster calendar [for] 1897. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Poster calendar [for] 1897
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Issued for the year 1897, this poster calendar is divided into four sections, each showing three months, from January through December. It was published in Boston by L. Prang, a lithographic firm known in the 1880s and 1890s for color prints, greeting cards, and seasonal calendars sold across the country. Calendars like this one served as practical household items and as showcases for the printer's craft, often hung in shops, offices, and parlors. The printing date is given as c1896, based on the caption card.
| Created / published | Boston : L. Prang, c1896. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster). |
| Subjects | 12a---January, February, March. 12b---April, May, June. 12c---July, August, September. 12d---October, November, December. Gift: Estate of J.H. Corning. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Calendars; Publ. Ind. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,096 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-149699 |
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