American Congress letter - Hollister, Taylor & Co., Springfield, Mass. – Historic Reproduction
(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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A window into the past: American Congress letter - Hollister, Taylor & Co., Springfield, Mass., preserved in this antique engraving. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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American Congress letter - Hollister, Taylor & Co., Springfield, Mass.
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Wartime stationery often borrowed patriotic names, and this label sold a letter paper under the title "American Congress." Hollister, Taylor & Co., a stationery firm in Springfield, Massachusetts, issued it around 1864, and F. Bolles engraved the color print from a design by M. Bradley. Labels like this were pasted onto boxes of writing paper to catch a buyer's eye, so the picture was meant to sell the product as much as decorate it. The name alone ties the paper to the national capital and shows how patriotic branding ran through everyday commerce during the Civil War.
| Created / published | c1864. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : engraving, color. |
| Genre | Labels 1860-1870.Engravings Color 1860-1870. |
| Notes | No. 83. LOT subject: Stationery. Title and other information transcribed from caption card and item. F. Bolles, Sc; M. Bradley, del. Copyright by M. Bradley. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,255 × 1,521 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-174018 |
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