[Cover of souvenier album of historic sites of Boston, shaped as beanpot, with illus. of Faneuil Hall] – Antique Print
![[Cover of souvenier album of historic sites of Boston, shaped as beanpot, with illus. of Faneuil Hall], c1896. — antique lithograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/5e/5e3ef5254300-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.)
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[Cover of souvenier album of historic sites of Boston, shaped as beanpot, with illus. of Faneuil Hall]
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The cover of this souvenir album takes the shape of a bean pot, a playful nod to Boston baked beans, with a color illustration of Faneuil Hall set into it. Louis Prang & Co., a Boston firm known for chromolithography, produced many such keepsakes for visitors to the city in the 1890s. Faneuil Hall, built in the 1740s as a public market and meeting place, was a favorite stop for tourists, and by the 1890s it had earned the nickname "Cradle of Liberty" from its association with colonial-era protest. Pairing a local dish with the city's landmark shows how souvenir makers tried to sum up Boston in a single object.
| Created / published | c1896. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph, color. |
| Subjects | Cover of souvenir album, Boston Baked Beans, by L. Prang & Co. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Mass.--Boston--Misc; Mass.--Boston--Faneuil Hall; Food. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,246 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-150590 |
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