Best Easter wishes – 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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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of Best Easter wishes. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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A small flock of chickens and playthings frames the greeting in this c1908 photographic print, which pairs the Easter subject with the toy props that mark it as a holiday scene. The Rotograph Co. of New York published it, and the copyright entry shows it was registered with the U.S. Copyright Office as an individual work. Around 1900 to 1910, studio photographers and New York publishers like Rotograph often produced staged sentimental scenes like this one for greeting cards and postcards. Such images were meant to be sent to friends and family, so the wish printed on it mattered as much as the picture.
| Created / published | c1908. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Genre | Photographic prints 1900-1910. |
| Notes | H113502 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by the Rotograph Co., New York. No. 2517. |
| Subjects | Chickens--1900-1910. Easter--1900-1910. Toys--1900-1910. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,153 × 3,327 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-189444 |
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