[Cigar box label, printed by a German firm, showing head-shoulders portrait of a man, facing right, superimposed over waterfront scene, with border of gold coins] – Historic Photo Reproduction
![[Cigar box label, printed by a German firm, showing head-shoulders portrait of a man, facing right, superimposed over waterfront scene, with border of gold coins], [ca. 1930] — historic print](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/93/93ff05ddffe7-L.webp)
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[Cigar box label, printed by a German firm, showing head-shoulders portrait of a man, facing right, superimposed over waterfront scene, with border of gold coins] comes to life in this historic print, 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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[Cigar box label, printed by a German firm, showing head-shoulders portrait of a man, facing right, superimposed over waterfront scene, with border of gold coins]
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A man's head and shoulders, turned to the right, rise above a waterfront scene on this cigar box label, all framed by a border of gold coins. H. & A. Brüning of Hanau am Main printed it around 1930, when German lithographic firms produced many colorful labels for the tobacco trade. Manufacturers used such eye-catching paper to set their boxes apart on crowded shop shelves. The pairing of a personal portrait, a waterfront view, and coin motifs suggests the label aimed to convey prosperity and a sense of far-reaching trade, a common appeal in cigar branding of the period. The record does not identify the sitter or the specific waterfront.
| Created / published | [ca. 1930] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photomechanical print : color. |
| Genre | Portraits 1920-1940.Tobacco package labels 1920-1940.Photomechanical prints Color 1920-1940. |
| Notes | Dep. 23684. Blatt 2. H. & A. Brüning, Hanau a. M. |
| Subjects | Cigar industry--1920-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,687 × 3,806 px · prints to 16 × 13 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-220031 |
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