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Fair print of the Amsterdam gas lamp lighters for the year 1884

anonymous · 1884 · letterpress printing; wood engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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New Year's and Christmas Greeting of the Amsterdam Gas Lamp Lighters for the Year 1884. Centrally, a poem in two columns. At the top, the Dam with the Stock Exchange by Zocher in Amsterdam. At the bottom, the Dutch Gas Factory and two gas fitters at work. From the gas lamp lighter: H. Raus. Subject categories within the Atlas of Customs and Manners: Customs and manners in the narrower sense, Folk life, Folk publications, New Year's and Christmas greetings, Amsterdam.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description

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

Credit lineKermisprent van de Amsterdamse gaslantaarnopstekers voor het jaar 1884. 1884. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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