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New Year's Greeting of the Amsterdam Newspaper Distributors for the Year 1865
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New Year's Greeting of the Amsterdam Newspaper Distributors for the Year 1865

anonymous · 1865-09-11 · letterpress printing; wood engraving; paper

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

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Fair print on behalf of the newspaper distributors (courier carriers) in Amsterdam, September 11, 1865. At the top two vignettes with illustrations taken from books, left the story of the miller in the ring (1645), right a marriage proposal on the island of Rottum. At the bottom a poem in three columns. From the newspaper distributor: J.J. Smit. Subject headings within the Atlas Zeden en Gewoonten: Customs and habits in a narrower sense, Folk life, Folk publications, New Year's and Christmas greetings, Amsterdam.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineKermiswens van de Amsterdamse courantombrengers voor het jaar 1865. 1865-09-11. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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