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New Year's Wish of the Gas-Lighters of Amsterdam for the Year 1893

anonymous · 1893 · letterpress printing; wood engraving; paper

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New Year's greeting from the Amsterdam gas lamp lighters for the year 1892. Central verse in two columns. At the top the Dam with Zocher's Exchange in Amsterdam. At the bottom the Dutch Gas Factory and two gas fitters at work. From the gas lamp lighter: H. Rouws. Subject categories within the Atlas Zeden en Gewoonten: Customs and habits in a narrower sense, Folk life, Folk publications, New Year's and Christmas greetings, Amsterdam.

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nieuwjaarswens print gas-lamp gas supply digging (industrial process)street lighting Hollandsche Gasfabriek Amsterdam

Credit lineNieuwjaarswens van de gaslantaarnopstekers van Amsterdam voor het jaar 1893. 1893. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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