Auld Lang Syne – Historic 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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Auld Lang Syne comes to life in this antique lithograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Auld Lang Syne
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Auld Lang Syne" takes its name from the Scottish song Robert Burns revised in 1788 from older folk verse, and the song has been sung at year's end ever since. This c1874 lithograph was printed as a tobacco package label, one of many 1870s labels meant to stand out on a retail shelf. The caption card tags its subjects as music, eating and drinking, and tobacco advertising, so the design seems to link the song's nostalgic toast to the pleasures of a social gathering. Labels like this show how manufacturers borrowed familiar sentiment to make ordinary goods feel tied to the holiday.
| Created / published | c1874. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph. |
| Genre | Tobacco package labels 1870-1880.Lithographs 1870-1880. |
| Subjects | LOT subdivision subject: Daily life and activities. Title and other information transcribed from caption card. Caption card tracings: Music--- Misc; Eating & drinking; Tobacco -- Ads.; Shelf. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 929 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-129903 |
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