Mary Lowsteller from Defenders & Offenders (N283) issued by D. Buchner & Co.
Folders from Defenders & Offenders (N283) issued by D. Buchner & Co. circa 1880–99. 200 cards in set. Card pictures a named criminal offender on front of folder with back giving more information on the subject and his or her criminal background. Printed inside of folder (on back of cover): Upon returning to us,/ any two hundred portraits,/ which we pack in this brand/ of Tobacco, we will deliver to/ you a handsomely gilt bound/ book called: Defenders &/ Offenders, containing a/ full set of portraits with/ complete history./ D. BUCHNER & CO./ 133 Mulberry St./ N.Y. On inside of back cover: We are now packing/ in each package of/ "ONE OF THE FINEST"/ TOBACCO/ One of these colored/ Portraits.
Artwork Details
- Title: Mary Lowsteller from Defenders & Offenders (N283) issued by D. Buchner & Co.
- Publisher: D. Buchner & Co., New York (American, 19th century)
- Date: 1880–99
- Medium: Commercial color lithograph
- Dimensions: Sheet: 3 1/2 × 2 9/16 in. (8.9 × 6.5 cm)
- Classifications: Prints, Ephemera
- Credit Line: The Jefferson R. Burdick Collection, Gift of Jefferson R. Burdick
- Object Number: Burdick 221, N283.8
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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