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[E.Z. SLOAT, broadside] – Historic Print

[E.Z. SLOAT, broadside] — historic photograph
[E.Z. SLOAT, broadside]. Historic photograph from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(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 rare historic photograph captures [E.Z. SLOAT, broadside] in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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The record names E.Z. Sloat and describes the item as a broadside, a single printed sheet meant to be posted on a wall or handed out in the street. This example survives as a photographic print from about 1899, so the photograph preserves the printed text and layout rather than the paper itself. Around the turn of the century, broadsides like this were a common way for merchants, theaters, and local businesses to advertise, announce events, or circulate notices. Because such sheets were usually printed in quantity and then discarded, surviving copies offer a useful view of how businesses addressed the public in that period.

Medium1 photographic print.
Notesc1899.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,241 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-120810

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