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C.Cook's Lithog. 32 Merchant's Exchng., Boston
- American Antiquarian Society (inv. 374)American Antiquarian Society (inv. 374)
- The Huntington Library (inv. 703)The Huntington Library (inv. 703)
Lane designed this advertising print some time after 1840. It was printed by Charles Cook of Boston. At least one impression is a lithotint, in which a second stone printed a pale green tone over much of the image.
The image was used late on an advertising broadside for an express package and messenger service by the name of "Adams & Co.'s American Package Express." The company was started in Boston by Alvin Adams in 1840, and provided independent mail delivery, package shipping, and banking services in other cities. By late 1844, when this image appeared on the broadside, the firm had offices in eight East Coast cities; the following year it added an extension service to Europe and continued to expand for most of the nineteenth century.
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Historical Materials
top] For the history of this express package company, see Calvet Hahn's article.
top] Charles Cook (1812–63) was a Boston engraver and lithographer from 1831–54. During his career he worked out of three locations, 81 Washington Street, 32 Merchants' Exchange, and Joy's building. Cook is thought to have specialized in maps and plans.
This information has been summarized from Boston Lithography 1825–1880 by Sally Pierce and Catharina Slautterback.
American Antiquarian Society (inv. 374)
The Huntington Library (inv. 703)
