The passing of the horse / J.S. Pughe ; J. Ottmann Lith. Co., N.Y. – 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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Few images capture their era like this antique lithograph of The passing of the horse / J.S. Pughe ; J. Ottmann Lith. Co., N.Y.. 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 passing of the horse / J.S. Pughe ; J. Ottmann Lith. Co., N.Y.
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This Puck cover centers on a horse and the automobile driving that was beginning to replace it, as the title *The passing of the horse* signals. Published February 22, 1899, in the satirical weekly Puck, it was drawn by J.S. Pughe and printed as a color lithograph by J. Ottmann for Keppler & Schwarzmann. In the late 1890s the horseless carriage was still a novelty on American roads, and cartoons like this one played on anxieties about speed and a way of life tied to the animal. The cover records how quickly a familiar sight was being questioned.
| Created / published | 1899 Feb. 22. |
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| Medium | 1 print : lithograph, color. |
| Genre | Political cartoons 1890-1900.Periodical illustrations 1890-1900.Lithographs Color 1890-1900.Magazine covers 1890-1900. |
| Notes | Illus. in: Puck, v. 45, no. 1146 (1899 Feb. 22), cover. Copyright by Keppler & Schwarzmann. |
| Subjects | Animals in human situations--1890-1900. Horses--1890-1900. Automobile driving--1890-1900. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,642 × 3,732 px · prints to 15 × 12 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-221360 |
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