Up and going, Excelsior ginger ale... – Antique 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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Up and going, Excelsior ginger ale... comes to life in this historic print, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Here the balloon is the sales pitch itself: the title, "Up and going," pairs the bottled ginger ale with the lift and rush of an ascending aircraft. The print was registered for copyright on Aug. 29, 1885. Its record links it to John Klee of Dayton, Ohio, and to Joseph R. Peebles' Sons of Cincinnati, though those names come from an unverified shelflist card. Balloon ascensions drew large crowds in American cities during these years, and advertisers often borrowed that excitement to make a product stand out.
| Created / published | 1885 Aug. 29. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print. |
| Genre | Prints 1880-1890.Advertisements 1880-1890. |
| Notes | Q18362 U.S. Copyright Office. This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated names: John Klee, Dayton, Ohio, and Joseph R. Peebles' Sons, Cincinnati, Ohio. |
| Subjects | Balloons (Aircraft)--1880-1890. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,000 × 3,771 px · prints to 10 × 13 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 02927u Up and going, Excelsior ginger ale... |
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