The young swell / lith. by Hatch & Co. 218 Broadway, Herald Building, N.Y. – Antique Photo Print
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A window into the past: The young swell / lith. by Hatch & Co. 218 Broadway, Herald Building, N.Y., preserved in this historic image. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
Framed, it is ready for the wall; unframed, it is ready for the frame you choose. Perfect for a home, office, library or classroom wall, and a gift with a story behind it. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past, founded in 2001, has served tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
The young swell / lith. by Hatch & Co. 218 Broadway, Herald Building, N.Y.
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Here the joke turns on a dog playing the part of a man. "The young swell" was 1860s slang for a fashionable, overdressed young man about town, and the print gives that role to a canine. Hatch & Co. worked from Broadway in New York, where the Herald Building stood on the city's busiest and most fashionable street. Lithographs like this were inexpensive, quickly produced and meant for amusement, so they often poked fun at the dress and manners of the day. The humor depends on the viewer recognizing the slang.
| Created / published | 1869 |
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| Original scan | 1,861 × 3,510 px · prints to 6 × 12 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 14 |
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