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Kermis print of the Amsterdam gas lamp lighters for the year 1871

anonymous · 1871 · letterpress printing; wood engraving; paper

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Carnival greeting of the Amsterdam gas lamp lighters for the year 1871. Centrally a 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: J. Klein. Subject categories within the Atlas Zeden en Gewoonten: Customs and habits in a narrower sense, Folk life, Folk sheets, New Year's and Christmas greetings, Amsterdam.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description

Subjects

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

Credit lineKermisprent van de Amsterdamse gaslantaarnopstekers voor het jaar 1871. 1871. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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