Pioneer tobacco. Kentucky – Historic Reproduction
(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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Pioneer tobacco. Kentucky comes to life in this antique engraving, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Pioneer tobacco. Kentucky
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A label titled *Pioneer Tobacco*, tied to Kentucky, sets this print apart because the state was a major center of tobacco growing in the 1860s. Labels like this were pasted onto packages of plug or twist tobacco to identify the maker and draw buyers, and color printing helped them compete on crowded shelves. The record credits a copyright to Caleb Clark, though the uncertain attribution is marked with a question mark. Brand art from the years just after the Civil War shows manufacturers turning to bold design to win customers.
| Created / published | c1868. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : engraving, color. |
| Genre | Labels 1860-1870.Engravings Color 1860-1870. |
| Notes | Copyright by Caleb Clark(?). |
| Subjects | Tobacco products--1860-1870. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,114 × 1,456 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-216968 |
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