Velocipede tobacco--Manufactured by Harris, Beebe & Co. Qunicy, Ill. / The Hatch Lith. Co. 32 & 34 Vesey St. N.Y. – Vintage 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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This rare antique lithograph captures Velocipede tobacco--Manufactured by Harris, Beebe & Co. Qunicy, Ill. / The Hatch Lith. Co. 32 & 34 Vesey St. N.Y. in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Velocipede tobacco--Manufactured by Harris, Beebe & Co. Qunicy, Ill. / The Hatch Lith. Co. 32 & 34 Vesey St. N.Y.
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The name on this tobacco package, Velocipede, points to the pedal-driven bicycles that swept American cities around 1869 and 1870. Harris, Beebe & Co. of Quincy, Illinois, made the tobacco, and the Hatch Lithograph Company of New York printed the color label. The record also lists women as a subject, a sign that riding had become a visible pastime for women as well as men. Tobacco makers often borrowed popular novelties to catch buyers' eyes, so the label also shows how quickly the velocipede craze reached everyday consumer goods.
| Created / published | c1874. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph, color. |
| Genre | Tobacco package labels 1870-1880.Lithographs Color 1870-1880. |
| Notes | 3731E U.S. Copyright Office. |
| Subjects | Bicycles & tricycles--1870-1880. Women--1870-1880. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,159 × 1,480 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-218229 |
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