Shoo fly Habana – Vintage Print
![Shoo fly Habana, Cleveland, O[hio] : Morgan & Vallendar Lith., 225 Superior St., [1870?] — antique lithograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/cc/cc097667817b-L.webp)
(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 antique lithograph of Shoo fly Habana. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Shoo fly Habana
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A color lithograph from Cleveland, Ohio, the label is titled *Shoo fly Habana*, pairing a Cuban city's name with a tobacco product. Havana leaf was prized by American buyers in the 1870s, so the place name signaled quality. The phrase echoes "Shoo Fly, Don't Bother Me," a popular song of the late 1860s, and the flies in the design likely play on that tune. The printer, Morgan & Vallendar of Superior Street, made colorful labels like this one to catch the eye of shoppers among crowded tobacco shelves.
| Created / published | Cleveland, O[hio] : Morgan & Vallendar Lith., 225 Superior St., [1870?] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph, color. |
| Genre | Tobacco package labels 1870.Lithographs Color 1870. |
| Notes | Title from item. |
| Subjects | Flies--1870. Tobacco products--1870. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 6,111 × 4,903 px · prints to 20 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-225630 |
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