Drink Coca-Cola 5 cents – Antique Wall Art
(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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Step back in time with Drink Coca-Cola 5 cents, a historic image rich in period detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Few advertisements of the 1890s name a price as plainly as this one, which offers a glass of Coca-Cola for five cents. The drink had been created in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1886 by pharmacist John Pemberton and was sold mainly at soda fountains, where a nickel was a common price for a glass. During the 1890s, Asa Candler's company promoted the brand through posters and trade cards like this one, helping turn a fountain beverage into a familiar national name. The gallery groups the picture under clothing and hats, a reminder that commercial images of the period often featured fashionably dressed figures to catch the eye.
| Created / published | 1890s |
|---|---|
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,567 × 5,583 px · prints to 15 × 19 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 9 |
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