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Echo chewing tobacco--King buffalo--Fine cut / St. Louis Democrat Label Press. – Vintage Print

Echo chewing tobacco--King buffalo--Fine cut / St. Louis Democrat Label Press., c1873. — antique lithograph
Echo chewing tobacco--King buffalo--Fine cut / St. Louis Democrat Label Press., c1873.. Antique lithograph from the Tobacco 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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This antique lithograph of Echo chewing tobacco--King buffalo--Fine cut / St. Louis Democrat Label Press. brings a moment of history to your wall. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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Echo chewing tobacco--King buffalo--Fine cut / St. Louis Democrat Label Press.

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The "King Buffalo" name sets this label apart from the many tobacco wrappers on the board, and the bison on it signals a brand meant to project strength and western vigor.

Created / publishedc1873.
Medium1 print : lithograph, color.
GenreTobacco package labels 1870-1880.Lithographs Color 1870-1880.
Notes3731E U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Haskell Breck & Co.
SubjectsBison--1870-1880.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,455 × 1,169 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-218231

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