Image of a whiskey barrel label depicting a wilderness scene showing a pair of frontiersmen fighting off a bear attack in a forest; one wounded hunter lies prone on the ground with a rifle in his hand while a large brown bear stands over him; the other man holds a hatchet in an upraised hand ready to strike; three hunting dogs snarl and lunge at the bear; image in circular embellished frame with monogram of the intertwined initials " "L," "L," and "& H" at left and right. Date supplied by cataloger based on printer history; Strobridge used the name Strobridge & Co. from around 1867 until 1880. "Strobridge & Co. Lith., Cincinnati, O."--text, bottom center in border. "The High Sport : Nelson County, Kentucky."--text, center of image inside border.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 53.18 x 51.75 cm (20 15/16 x 20 3/8 in.)
Advertising--Beverages Advertising--Liquors Animal attacks--Pictorial works Animals--Pictorial works Bears--Pictorial works Dogs--Pictorial works Hunting--Pictorial works Whiskey Wilderness areas--Pictorial works Lithographs--Color--1875-1900. (gmgpc) Labels. (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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