Cathedral spires L. Prang & Co., Boston
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Print shows a distant view of mountain peaks, with trees in the foreground
C1935 U.S. Copyright Office.
From series: Prang's gems of American scenery. No. 1.
Publication date based on copyright statement on item.
Printed on label attached to verso: Prang's gems of American scenery. No. 1. Six views in the Yosemite Valley.
Printed on label attached to verso: The magnificent large Chromo of the Yosemite Valley, after the celebrated painting by Thos. Hill, is sold by subscription only.
Copyright number inscribed in pencil on verso.
Includes print-registration marks on all sides.
Forms part of: Popular graphic art print filing series (Library of Congress).
Alois Senefelder, the inventor of lithography, introduced the subject of colored lithography in 1818. Printers in other countries, such as France and England, were also started producing color prints. The first American chromolithograph—a portrait of Reverend F. W. P. Greenwood—was created by William Sharp in 1840. Chromolithographs became so popular in American culture that the era has been labeled as "chromo civilization". During the Victorian times, chromolithographs populated children's and fine arts publications, as well as advertising art, in trade cards, labels, and posters. They were also used for advertisements, popular prints, and medical or scientific books.
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