Columbia bicycle, Pope Mfg. Co. – Historic Reproduction
![Columbia bicycle, Pope Mfg. Co., [189-] — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/35/355d36b4541c-L.webp)
(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.)
Description
A window into the past: Columbia bicycle, Pope Mfg. Co., preserved in this vintage poster. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Columbia bicycle, Pope Mfg. Co.
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A cheerful caption, "We are having a heavenly time," sets the tone of this chromolithograph advertising the Columbia bicycle, made by the Pope Manufacturing Company of Hartford, Connecticut. Pope was one of the largest bicycle makers during the 1890s boom, and its Columbia brand was promoted through color posters like this one. The print was made by the lithographer C.M. Coolidge, whose bright, idealized scenes of outdoor leisure helped present cycling as a healthy and fashionable pastime. The date is only an estimate, so the print most likely dates from the 1890s.
| Created / published | [189-] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : color ; 62 x 52 cm. |
| Notes | Chromolithograph by C.M. Coolidge. Picture caption: We are having a heavenly time. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: I. Title. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,239 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-172501 |
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