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The New York Herald--Sunday July 7th, 1895--300 babies, reproduction of a marvellous Japanese photograph--Napoleon and his generals in colors as children's dolls / W.J. – Historic Photograph Print

The New York Herald--Sunday July 7th, 1895--300 babies, reproduction of a marvellous Japanese photograph--Napoleon and his generals in colors as children's dolls / W.J., 1895 — historic photograph
The New York Herald--Sunday July 7th, 1895--300 babies, reproduction of a marvellous Japanese photograph--Napoleon and his generals in colors as children's dolls / W.J., 1895. Historic photograph from the New York City 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 historic photograph captures The New York Herald--Sunday July 7th, 1895--300 babies, reproduction of a marvellous Japanese photograph--Napoleon and his generals in colors as children's dolls / W.J. in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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The New York Herald--Sunday July 7th, 1895--300 babies, reproduction of a marvellous Japanese photograph--Napoleon and his generals in colors as children's dolls / W.J.

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Few newspaper posters of the 1890s packed as much into one line as this one, which promises a reproduction of a Japanese photograph of 300 babies and Napoleon and his generals rendered in color as children's dolls, all for the Sunday New York Herald of July 7, 1895. The poster reflects the fierce circulation competition among New York papers of the period, when publishers loaded Sunday editions with novelties and eye-catching features to draw buyers off the street. Color printing was still uncommon in newspapers, so the bold colors and playful mix of photography, toy imagery and history show how a single edition was marketed as an event.

Created / published1895
Medium1 print (poster) : color.
GenreAdvertisements 1890-1900.Posters American 1890-1900.Prints Color 1890-1900.
SubjectsNewspapers--1890-1900.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,155 × 1,456 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-216645

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