S.D. Sollers & Co. manufacturers of children's fine shoes, Philadelphia / E.C. – 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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This antique lithograph of S.D. Sollers & Co. manufacturers of children's fine shoes, Philadelphia / E.C. brings a moment of history to your wall. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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S.D. Sollers & Co. manufacturers of children's fine shoes, Philadelphia / E.C.
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This color lithograph is a commercial advertisement for S.D. Sollers & Co., a Philadelphia maker of children's fine shoes, and its imprint credits the printers Duval & Hunter of Philadelphia with the 1874 date. In the 1870s, color lithographs like this one were a common form of advertising, often printed in large runs and handed out as trade cards or displayed in shop windows. Its subject, children's dress, reflects a period when parents bought footwear for children as a mark of respectability, and the image shows how manufacturers used polished, appealing scenes to sell their goods. The copyright notice in the record suggests the design was registered to protect it from copying.
| Created / published | Phila. : Duval & Hunter, 1874. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph, color. |
| Genre | Advertisements 1870-1880.Lithographs Color 1870-1880. |
| Notes | 2505E(?) U.S. Copyright Office. |
| Subjects | Children--Clothing & dress--1870-1880. Shoes--1870-1880. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,450 × 1,158 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-216182 |
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