Sittig, Mary Margaret.

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Louis Prang was a lithographer, wood engraver, and educator; Boston, Mass.

With Julius Mayer, Prang founded the lithographic business, Prang & Meyer in 1856, which reproduced paintings by noted 19th century painters and introduced the Christmas card in the 1870s. The firm is considered as the founder of the greeting card industry in the U.S. It later became L. Prang & Co.

From the description of Mary Margaret Sittig research material on Louis Prang, 1870-1970. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82465415

Louis Prang (1824-1909) was a lithographer, wood engraver, and educator from Boston, Mass.

With Julius Mayer, Prang founded the lithographic business, Prang & Meyer in 1856, which reproduced paintings by noted 19th century painters and introduced the Christmas card in the 1870s. The firm is considered as the founder of the greeting card industry in the U.S. It later became L. Prang & Co.

From the description of Mary Margaret Sittig research material on Louis Prang, 1860-1978. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 744434713

Louis Prang was a lithographer, wood engraver, and educator; Boston, Mass.

With Julius Mayer, Prang founded the lithographic business, Prang & Meyer in 1856, which reproduced paintings by noted 19th century painters and introduced the Christmas card in the 1870s. The firm is considered as the founder of the greeting card industry in the U.S. It later became L. Prang & Co.

From the description of Mary Margaret Sittig research material on Louis Prang, 1870-1970. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 710019563

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Chromolithography
Greeting cards industry
Lithographers
Lithography
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