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Buffalo Smoking Tobacco – Antique Print

Buffalo Smoking Tobacco, 1868 — antique engraving
Buffalo Smoking Tobacco, 1868. Antique engraving from the Buffalo collection.

(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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Step back in time with Buffalo Smoking Tobacco, an antique engraving rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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The animal itself is the selling point here: a bison dominates the label for Buffalo Smoking Tobacco, a brand name that borrows the image of the shaggy beast of the American plains. In 1868, bison still roamed the Great Plains in enormous herds, though hide hunting and railroad expansion would drive them to near extinction within about two decades. Engraved labels like this one were pasted onto tobacco packages in the 1860s to identify a brand and catch a buyer's eye, and animal images were a common way to make a name memorable.

Created / published1868
Medium1 print : engraving.
GenreTobacco package labels 1860-1870.Engravings 1860-1870.
SubjectsLOT subdivision subject: Animals. Title and other information transcribed from caption card. Caption card tracings: Bison; Tobacco--Ad.; Shelf.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,185 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-127637

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