Gainer's celebrated Spanish bitters / P.K. – Antique 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 Gainer's celebrated Spanish bitters / P.K.. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Gainer's celebrated Spanish bitters / P.K.
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Gainer's Spanish Bitters, advertised here under the name "Gainer's celebrated Spanish bitters," was a patent medicine sold in the 1860s, and this color lithograph pairs its promotion with scenes of carts, wagons, and a railroad bridge in Pennsylvania. Bitters of this kind were typically alcohol-based tonics marketed for digestion and general health, and makers relied on bold color prints like this one to stand out on store walls, in newspapers, and along country roads. The inclusion of a railroad bridge reflects the rapid expansion of rail lines across Pennsylvania in the years after the Civil War, when new bridges and freight traffic were reshaping how goods moved through the state.
| Created / published | c1868. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph, color. |
| Genre | Advertisements 1860-1870.Lithographs Color 1860-1870. |
| Notes | Copyright by J.W. Gainer. |
| Subjects | Patent medicines--1860-1870. Bitters--Pennsylvania--1860-1870. Carts & wagons--Pennsylvania--1860-1870. Railroad bridges--Pennsylvania--1860-1870. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,438 × 1,156 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-216907 |
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