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Yosemite fine cut : John T. Hancock, Dubuque, Iowa – Antique Wall Art

Yosemite fine cut : John T. Hancock, Dubuque, Iowa, c1872. — antique lithograph
Yosemite fine cut : John T. Hancock, Dubuque, Iowa, c1872.. Antique lithograph from the Yosemite 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 rare antique lithograph captures Yosemite fine cut : John T. Hancock, Dubuque, Iowa in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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Yosemite fine cut : John T. Hancock, Dubuque, Iowa

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Here Yosemite is a brand name rather than a landmark: the label advertises a fine cut tobacco sold under that name by John T. Hancock of Dubuque, Iowa. The lithograph was printed in Cincinnati, Ohio, by the firm Donaldson & Elmes, one of many shops that produced colorful labels for tobacco packages in the 1870s. Such labels were pasted onto packages to catch a buyer's eye, and the valley, already famous after Congress granted it for public use in 1864, made an appealing emblem. The record dates the piece to about 1872.

Created / publishedc1872.
Medium1 print : lithograph.
GenreTobacco package labels 1870-1880.Lithographs 1870-1880.
NotesLOT subdivision subject: Views, U.S. Title and other information transcribed from caption card. Lithograph by Donaldon & Elmes Lith., Cin., O[hio]. Original not on shelf, 1/89;
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,206 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-150459

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