Chew Punch plug tobacco. National Tobacco Works, Louisville, Ky. – Antique Print
(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 Chew Punch plug tobacco. National Tobacco Works, Louisville, Ky.. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Chew Punch plug tobacco. National Tobacco Works, Louisville, Ky.
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A prizefighter, a clown, and a dog share the frame in this color lithograph advertising Chew Punch plug tobacco, made by the National Tobacco Works of Louisville, Kentucky. Louisville was a major center of American tobacco manufacturing, and the Giles Lithograph Company printed the poster, whose large, bright sheets helped makers compete for space in saloons, stores, and street-side displays. Dated around 1886, it reflects the period's fondness for comic and sporting imagery, which pitched chewing tobacco as a lively, good-humored pastime.
| Created / published | c1886. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph, color ; 55 x 35 cm. |
| Genre | Posters 1880-1890.Lithographs Color 1880-1890. |
| Notes | R25867 U.S. Copyright Office. Title from item. Color lithograph by Giles Lith. Co. |
| Subjects | Boxers (Sports)--1880-1890. Clowns--1880-1890. Dogs--1880-1890. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,177 × 6,498 px · prints to 14 × 22 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | tif09470_ChewPunchplugtobaccoNationalTo |
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