The Strobridge Lithographing Company was an American maker of advertisement posters and lithographs founded in 1847 in Cincinnati, Ohio.[1] The company is named after Hines Strobridge who only joined the then stationery store in 1854[2] when it was known as Middleton, Wallace and Company, after its founding partners E. C. Middleton and W. R. Wallace. In 1859, the company changed its name to Middleton, Strobridge and Company.[3] Strobridge acquired full ownership from his partners after the American Civil War. He built the company's first factory in 1884 on the Miami–Erie Canal in the Cincinnati neighborhood of Over-the-Rhine.[2] Strobridge lithographs later became a popular method of advertisement for circuses and theaters.[2] Beginning in 1909 Strobridge was also employed by the American Tuberculosis Association to print Christmas Seals, which were sold at post offices to raise funding in the effort to contain turberculosis. They continued in this capacity until 1958.[4]
References
edit- ^ Chandek-Stark, Lisa C.; Kramer, Kristen; Stults, Sierra (September 2002). "Guide to the Strobridge Lithographing Company Advertisements, 1910–1954 and undated". David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library. Duke University. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
- ^ a b c Grace, Kevin (2012). Legendary Locals of Cincinnati, Ohio. Arcadia Publishing. p. 36. ISBN 978-1-4671-0002-1.
- ^ Federal Writers' Project (1943). Cincinnati: A Guide to the Queen City and Its Neighbors. US History Publishers. p. 336. ISBN 978-1-60354-051-3.
- ^ Denune, John Jr., ed. (2014). The Christmas Seal Catalog (PDF). The Christmas Seal and Charity Stamp Society.
The Christmas Seal Catalog is a simplified version of Green's Catalog of TB Seals of the World, part 1, U.S. National Christmas Seals.
Further reading
edit- Delaney, Michelle (October 24, 2019). Art and Advertising in Buffalo Bill's Wild West. University of Oklahoma Press. ISBN 978-0-8061-6510-3.
External links
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