Eclipse chewing tobacco / Wilstach, Baldwin & Co. – 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: Eclipse chewing tobacco / Wilstach, Baldwin & Co., preserved in this antique lithograph. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Eclipse chewing tobacco / Wilstach, Baldwin & Co.
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Tobacco makers often borrowed the names and imagery of dramatic events to make their packages stand out, and this chewing tobacco label takes its name from the eclipse, a sight that drew crowds and newspaper attention. The label was printed in color around 1871 by Wilstach, Baldwin & Co., a Cincinnati lithography firm that produced many such labels for manufacturers. Americans had watched a total solar eclipse cross parts of the country in August 1869, so the subject was still fresh in public memory. The copyright notice shows the design was registered with the U.S. Copyright Office, which offered some protection to these commercial labels.
| Created / published | c1871. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph, color. |
| Genre | Tobacco package labels 1870-1880.Lithographs Color 1870-1880. |
| Notes | 2721C U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Clore(?) & Bros. |
| Subjects | Eclipses--1870-1880. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,189 × 1,484 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-218228 |
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