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Title
Genuine Belfast ginger ale : G. D. Dows & Co. 55, Sudbury St. Boston
Creator
Drummond, Dominick I., approximately 1830-1899, artist
Crosby, Charles H., 1819-1896, printer
Contributor
Last, Jay T., donor
Date Created and/or Issued
1873
1874
Contributing Institution
Huntington Library
Collection
Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History
Rights Information
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Description
Image of a bottle rack on a table with three bottles of Belfast ginger ale displayed next to a glass filled with the beverage; image surrounded by a frame illustrated to resemble a wooden vanity mirror frame with medallions for awards to G.D. Dows & Company from the Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association in 1865 and the New England Agricultural Society in 1872.
Date supplied by cataloger based on printer history; Crosby operated at the 159 Dorchester address in 1873-1874. "Chas. H. Crosby & Co. Lith. 159 Dorchester Av. So. Boston."--text, bottom center margin. "D. Drummond, del"--artist's signature on stone, bottom left of image.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 45.4 x 35.24 cm (17 7/8 x 13 7/8 in.)
Identifier
priJLC_BEV_001855
408318
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16003coll4/id/3183
Language
English
Subject
Advertising--Beverages
Advertising--Carbonated beverages
Advertising--Soft drinks
Soft drinks--Pictorial works
G.D. Dows & Co
Lithographs--Color--1875-1900. (gmgpc)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection
Beverages
Large Size
The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library

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