Black & White Photo - Massachusetts - Simpson's Topcan Brand Diamond – Vintage Wall Art
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A window into the past: Black & White Photo - Massachusetts - Simpson's Topcan Brand Diamond, preserved in this historic image. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
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Black & White Photo - Massachusetts - Simpson's Topcan Brand Diamond
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The record ties this black-and-white photograph to Massachusetts and to a named brand, Simpson's Topcan Brand Diamond, which sets it apart from the city views around it on the Boston board. The maker, date and original purpose are not recorded here. Photographs that pair a commercial brand with a regional location were often made to document goods, packaging or advertising for manufacturers and local merchants in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Comparing its lettering and composition with other trade images from New England can help place it in that setting.
| Subjects | Historic Print Archive |
|---|---|
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,245 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-148843 |
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