The Washington Monument, U.S. Navy from P. H. Mayo & Brother Tobacco (HP1c)
Issued 1885 by P. H. Mayo & Brother Tobacco, Richmond, Virginia. Black and white image of Washington Monument and surrounding park. White borders. In box at upper left, statistics on the monument. Printed vertically on monument: P. H. MAYO & BRO. Below image: "MAYO'S GENUINE U. S. NAVY,"/ "MAYO'S HOLLY."/ "MAYO'S TOBACCO/ IS ALWAYS GOOD." Lower left on border: Copyright 1885 by J.H. Bufford's Sons. Note: HP1c has been assigned as a "catch all" for advertising cards for the companies Kinney and Mayo and covers a number of and wide variety of subjects and images.
Artwork Details
- Title: The Washington Monument, U.S. Navy from P. H. Mayo & Brother Tobacco (HP1c)
- Publisher: P.H. Mayo & Brother, Richmond, Virginia (American)
- Lithographer: J. H. Bufford & Co. (Boston, Massachusetts)
- Date: 1885
- Medium: Commercial lithograph
- Dimensions: Sheet: 5 11/16 × 3 1/16 in. (14.5 × 7.7 cm)
- Classifications: Prints, Ephemera
- Credit Line: The Jefferson R. Burdick Collection, Gift of Jefferson R. Burdick
- Object Number: Burdick 6, HP1c.29
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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