Pastime for little fingers. The boys' play-ground – Vintage 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 antique lithograph of Pastime for little fingers. The boys' play-ground. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Pastime for little fingers. The boys' play-ground
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A color lithograph titled "Pastime for little fingers. The boys' play-ground" shows boys at outdoor play, with games and toys as its central subject. Published in Boston around 1881 by the Pastime Publishing Co., it carries a copyright notice in the name of C.F. King. Color lithographs like this were a cheap, quick way to bring sentimental scenes of childhood into middle-class homes in the 1880s.
| Created / published | Boston, Mass. : published by Pastime Publishing Co., c1881. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph, color. |
| Genre | Lithographs Color 1880-1890. |
| Notes | 20426m U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by C.F. King. |
| Subjects | Boys--1880-1890. Children playing outdoors--1880-1890. Games--1880-1890. Toys--1880-1890. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,452 × 1,131 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-217237 |
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