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[Two well-dressed men standing, one holding newspaper and eyeglasses, the other holding a book] – Antique Print

[Two well-dressed men standing, one holding newspaper and eyeglasses, the other holding a book], c1897. — antique lithograph
[Two well-dressed men standing, one holding newspaper and eyeglasses, the other holding a book], c1897.. Antique lithograph from the Family Life 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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Two men in tailored 1890s suits stand side by side in this color lithograph, one holding a folded newspaper and a pair of eyeglasses, the other cradling a book. The print is dated to about 1897 and was registered with the U.S. Copyright Office, a sign that it was produced for commercial circulation, likely as an illustration or advertising piece for men's fashion. Such prints were common in the 1890s, when chromolithography made affordable color images widely available and magazines and trade catalogs used them to show the latest styles. The pairing of reading materials suggests the image was meant to present the well-read gentleman as well as the well-dressed one.

Created / publishedc1897.
Medium1 print : lithograph, color.
GenreFashion prints 1890-1900.Lithographs Color 1890-1900.
Notes68313 U.S. Copyright Office.
SubjectsMen--Clothing & dress--1890-1900.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,161 × 1,463 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-217854

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