Rivals. Chewing tobacco. Spence Brothers and Co., Cincinnati, O. / Strobridge & Co. lith., Cin., O. – Historic Reproduction
(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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A window into the past: Rivals. Chewing tobacco. Spence Brothers and Co., Cincinnati, O. / Strobridge & Co. lith., Cin., O., preserved in this antique lithograph. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Rivals. Chewing tobacco. Spence Brothers and Co., Cincinnati, O. / Strobridge & Co. lith., Cin., O.
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Bison hunting is the subject that sets this label apart from the many tobacco wrappers of the period, which usually leaned on portraits, sporting scenes, or bright decorative borders. Spence Brothers and Co. of Cincinnati used the color lithograph to sell its chewing tobacco on store shelves, and the Strobridge & Co. firm, also in Cincinnati, was one of the busiest lithographic printers in the country in the 1870s. Scenes of the plains hunt were popular in these years, just as the great bison herds were being decimated. The title "Rivals" suggests a contest or rivalry, a common theme for advertising meant to appeal to men.
| Created / published | c1872. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph, color. |
| Genre | Labels 1870-1880.Lithographs Color 1870-1880. |
| Subjects | Tobacco products--1870-1880. Bison hunting--1870-1880. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,193 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-116517 |
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