Chromolitho
Saturday, February 23, 2013
From the Sublime to the Sublemony
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Be jabers indeed, and all of American Ireland fights its washboard battles. From the wonderful Flickr stream of the Boston Public Library , ...
Friday, February 15, 2013
French Postcards from the Early 20th
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Famous, a cultural meme before we had the word, sexy postcards printed in France (maybe) and sold under the counter in the U.S. Here are som...
Thursday, May 31, 2012
Eagle, 1896
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From Johann Friedrich Naumann, Naturgeschichte der Vogel , published in 1896 by Gera-Untermhaus in Germany. Addall.com shows numerous copies...
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
More Trade Cards
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These are from the recent listings of <a target="_blank" href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0...
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Trade Cards
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The chromo printing that people saw the most were the "trade cards" handed out as advertising and for publicity. Here are some exa...
Friday, May 13, 2011
Over-Chromo on the Flower Front
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Over the top... From the July, 1900 issue of THE MAYFLOWER , a gardening magazine about flowers: September, 1892: December, 18...
Monday, May 9, 2011
Cigarettes and Papers
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Four advertisements Photoshopped by Mariangela Buch. I believe she found them among eBay sellers' offerings, and cleaned them up for our...
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