Rivals. Chewing tobacco. Spence Brothers and Co., Cincinnati, O. / Strobridge & Co. lith., Cin., O. – Antique Print
(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 antique lithograph of Rivals. Chewing tobacco. Spence Brothers and Co., Cincinnati, O. / Strobridge & Co. lith., Cin., O. brings a moment of history to your wall. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Rivals. Chewing tobacco. Spence Brothers and Co., Cincinnati, O. / Strobridge & Co. lith., Cin., O.
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Labeled "Rivals," this chewing tobacco label pairs a Cincinnati tobacco maker, Spence Brothers and Co., with a bison-hunting scene, a subject that tied the product to the frontier sport of the day. The label was printed in color by Strobridge & Co., one of Cincinnati's leading lithography firms, which produced many tobacco labels in this period. Around 1872, the hide trade was booming and bison herds on the Great Plains were being hunted at a rapid pace, so the image reflects a moment when the hunt was a popular subject in American print culture.
| Created / published | c1872. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph, color. |
| Genre | Labels 1870-1880.Lithographs Color 1870-1880. |
| Subjects | Tobacco products--1870-1880. Bison hunting--1870-1880. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,450 × 1,152 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-216967 |
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