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Out in the cold / H.. 19th century, Library of Congress collection

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Out in the cold / H.. 19th century, Library of Congress collection

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Illustration shows a woman knocking on the door at the polls, a Chinese man stands next to her; an Irish man, thumbing his nose, and an African American man, are looking out a window.

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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01/01/1884
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Hamilton, Grant E., artist
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Library of Congress
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