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| Admiral Farragut 1870 |
CHROMOLITHOGRAPHY – one of the earliest and most satisfying technologies for large-scale mechanical color reproduction. It faded from the mainstream in the early 20th century under the pressure of cheaper (though less beautiful) printing processes.
These crisp chromos from the past are preserved in the Prints & Photographs collection at the Library of Congress. In the poster immediately below (promoting Coca Cola in 1890) the color scheme looks both very weird and weirdly up-to-date – two shades of green (mint and emerald) against two shades of purple (plum and lavender), with accents of butter-yellow and bronze.
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| Drink Coca Cola 1890 |
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| Sumac 1867 |
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| On Guard 1871 |
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| Lawn Tennis 1882 |
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| Jonathan & David 1883 |
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| The Sultan's Steed 1890 |
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| Guardian Angel 1894 |
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| Kittens 1898 |
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| Niagara Falls 1899 |
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| Sadie Wendell Mitchell 1909 |
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| Twentieth Century Transportation 1910 |