Ye old way / Geo. H. Walker & Co. lith., Boston, Mass. – Antique Wall Art
(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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Step back in time with Ye old way / Geo. H. Walker & Co. lith., Boston, Mass., an antique lithograph rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Ye old way / Geo. H. Walker & Co. lith., Boston, Mass.
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Titled "Ye old way," this color lithograph from about 1885 was produced by Geo. H. Walker & Co., a Boston firm that issued many popular prints in the 1880s. The mock-archaic spelling of its title suggests a comic take on older grooming habits, a theme that suited the period's taste for humorous scenes of everyday life. Barbershops were busy social spaces in the late nineteenth century, where men came for a shave, a haircut and conversation, so the subject would have been immediately familiar to viewers. The record credits W.A. George with the copyright.
| Created / published | c1885. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph, color. |
| Genre | Lithographs Color 1880-1890. |
| Notes | No. 14475Q U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by W.A. George. |
| Subjects | Barbershops--1880-1890. Shaving--1880-1890. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,662 × 3,724 px · prints to 16 × 12 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-219570 |
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