Collection Summary
Tobacco label collection ca. 1844-1890
bulk
1861-1887
ca. 1844-1890
bulk 1861-1887
LOT 10618
ca. 900 prints : engravings, etchings,
lithographs, b&w and color, 35 x 43 cm. or smaller
English
Collection material in English
Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress
Washington, D.C.
These labels and advertisements for
tobacco reflect varied aspects of American history, popular culture, and politics of
the nineteenth century.
Provenance
Copyright deposit; 1840-1890.
Rights Restrictions
No known restrictions on publication.
Access Restrictions
The collection is open to research.
Requesting Materials
For information about service in the Prints and Photographs Reading Room, including
obtaining copies, see "[Information for
Researchers]."
Online Content
To see already digitized images from this collection, search our [Online
Catalog] by call number or descriptive words.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information:
LOT 10618, Tobacco label collection, Prints & Photographs Division, Library of
Congress, Washington, D.C.
Scope and Content Note
Images reflect varied aspects of American history, popular culture, and politics of
the nineteenth century. Examples of topics depicted include African-Americans,
animals, children, Civil War generals, events, flags, gods & goddesses, humorous
situations, Indians, literary characters, people, smoking, portraits of American and
European political figures, sports, symbols, the theater and theatrical
personalities, the tobacco industry, and women.
Arrangement
Sorted into eighty-three subject categories. Subject arrangement covers events
(listed chronologically), portraits, and general topics (alphabetical).
Selected Search Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the LC Catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically.
Subjects
African Americans--1840-1890.
Animals--1840-1890.
Children--1840-1890.
Courtship--1840-1890.
Emblems--1840-1890.
Entertainers--1840-1890.
Entertainment--1840-1890.
Events--1840-1890.
Fictitious characters--1840-1890.
Flags--1840-1890.
Indians of North America--1840-1890.
Love--1840-1890.
Sports--1840-1890.
Supernatural beings--1840-1890.
Theatrical productions--1840-1890.
Tobacco industry--1840-1890.
Women--1840-1890.
Places
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military personnel.
Form/Genre
Engravings--1840-1890.
Etchings--1840-1890.
Genre prints--1840-1890.
Humorous pictures--1840-1890.
Lithographs--1840-1890.
Portrait prints--1840-1890.
Tobacco package labels--1840-1890.
Container List
Discovery & exploration
4 items
LOT 10618-1
War (portraits, Declaration of Ind.), 1775-1881
1775-1881
5 items
LOT 10618-2
War, 1812
1812
1 item
LOT 10618-3
War (Mexican), 1846-1848
1846-1848
4 items
LOT 10618-4
War (Civil), 1861-1865
1861-1865
13 items
LOT 10618-5
War (Union and Confederate generals), 1861-1865
1861-1865
11 items
LOT 10618-6
Views, U.S.
(2 folders) 30 items
LOT 10618-7
New York State (Seals, symbols, etc.)
6 items
LOT 10618-8
Cuba
4 items
LOT 10618-9
Europe
(2 folders) 32 items
LOT 10618-10
Japan & Japanese
6 items
LOT 10618-11
Near East & Turkey
21 items
LOT 10618-12
Views, foreign
3 items
LOT 10618-13
U.S. Presidents
4 items
LOT 10618-14
Garibaldi, Giuseppe
4 items
LOT 10618-15
Jackson, Thomas Jonathan (Stonewall)
2 items
LOT 10618-16
Lee, Robert E.
5 items
LOT 10618-17
Acrobats
2 items
LOT 10618-18
African Americans
14 items
LOT 10618-61
Agriculture & farming
4 items
LOT 10618-19
Allegories
9 items
LOT 10618-20
Amazons
3 items
LOT 10618-21
Angelic figures
4 items
LOT 10618-22
Animals
29 items
LOT 10618-23
Animals (comic)
4 items
LOT 10618-24
Atlantic Cable
3 items
LOT 10618-25
Balloons
1 item
LOT 10618-26
Baseball
4 items
LOT 10618-27
Beehives
2 items
LOT 10618-28
Biblical illustrations
2 items
LOT 10618-29
Bicycles & bicycling
14 items
LOT 10618-30
Birds & amphibians
7 items
LOT 10618-31
Birds (comic)
2 items
LOT 10618-32
Boxing
4 items
LOT 10618-33
Cavaliers
2 items
LOT 10618-34
Children
14 items
LOT 10618-35
Christmas
1 item
LOT 10618-36
Daily life & activities
27 items
LOT 10618-37
Dancers & dancing
10 items
LOT 10618-38
Fashions
6 items
LOT 10618-39
Flags, patriotic symbols, eagles, U.S.
26 items
LOT 10618-40
Flowers
7 items
LOT 10618-41
Foreign trade
1 item
LOT 10618-42
Fraternal organizations (Concordia Mannerchor)
1 item
LOT 10618-43
Fruit (includes one engraving on wood)
7 items
LOT 10618-44
Horses & horse racing
(2 folders) 18 items
LOT 10618-45
Humor
14 items
LOT 10618-46
Hunting & fishing
7 items
LOT 10618-47
Indians & Indian life
(2 folders) 25 items
LOT 10618-48
Industry, business, manufacture
4 items
LOT 10618-49
Justice
3 items
LOT 10618-50
Knickerbocker, Diedrich (fictional character)
3 items
LOT 10618-51
Knights & crusaders
7 items
LOT 10618-52
Literary characters & authors
(2 folders) 20 items
LOT 10618-53
Locks & keys
1 item
LOT 10618-54
Love & courtship
14 items
LOT 10618-55
Portraits, Men
(2 folders) 22 items
LOT 10618-56
Military organizations
7 items
LOT 10618-57
Monks
2 items
LOT 10618-58
Mythology (Gods & goddesses)
(3 folders) 32 items
LOT 10618-59
Navy, U.S.
5 items
LOT 10618-60
Nudes
(2 folders) 23 items
LOT 10618-62
Organ (Great Organ Tobacco)
1 item
LOT 10618-63
Pioneer west
10 items
LOT 10618-64
Politics
2 items
LOT 10618-65
Portraits
(2 folders) 27 items
LOT 10618-66
Railroads
4 items
LOT 10618-67
Roman life & times
3 items
LOT 10618-68
Seals & emblems
(2 folders) 26 items
LOT 10618-69
Ships (clipper & steam)
2 folders; 21 items
LOT 10618-70
Smoking
(2 folders) 31 items
LOT 10618-71
Sports (General)
7 items
LOT 10618-72
Theater & theatrical personalities
21 items
LOT 10618-73
Tobacco labels (text)
(2 folders) 27 items
LOT 10618-74
Tobacco (leaf, growing, shipping)
10 items
LOT 10618-75
Tobacco (manufacture, retailing)
6 items
LOT 10618-76
Tobacco currency
1 item
LOT 10618-77
Women (sentimental portraits)
(5 folders) 101 items
LOT 10618-78
Zouaves
1 item
LOT 10618-79
Tobacco labels (miscellany)
(2 folders) 29 items
LOT 10618-80
Eclipse
1 item
LOT 10618-81
Far East
2 items
LOT 10618-82
Fenian movement
2 items
LOT 10618-83