Oldridges Balm of Columbia for restoring hair. View of the Falls of Niagara – Vintage Photo 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.)
Description
Step back in time with Oldridges Balm of Columbia for restoring hair. View of the Falls of Niagara, an antique engraving 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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Oldridges Balm of Columbia for restoring hair. View of the Falls of Niagara
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Rather than a straightforward landscape, this piece is a merchant's label: a view of Niagara Falls printed to sell Oldridge's Balm of Columbia, a hair preparation promoted in the 1830s. Printers often borrowed well-known scenery to make a product stand out, and by the late 1830s the Falls had become one of the most recognizable sights in North America, drawing tourists from the United States and Europe. The image shows how commercial printing and popular travel imagery overlapped in this period. The label was copyrighted by Lucius S. Comstock, so the design was protected as a piece of published work.
| Created / published | c1838. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : etching and engraving. |
| Genre | Labels 1830-1840.Etchings 1830-1840.Engravings 1830-1840. |
| Notes | LOT subdivision subject: Mythology. Title and other information transcribed from caption card. Copyright by Lucius S. Comstock. |
| Subjects | Patent medicines--1830-1840. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,217 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-114253 |
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