Ironically this was a pamphlet from 1800 that seemed to endorse drinking (it said "the law that deprives the citizen of his whiskey, rum, gin, or beer, deprives him of his liberty.") but the guy that this image was distilled from clearly cant handle his booze. He is fried; drunker than a skunk--- as the saying goes.
This is a bit stereotypical I suppose, but I thought it could be useful so I synthesized it for here. This is an old west cowboy talking to a pueblo Indian on a nice sunny day. Can you hear them? I wonder what they are talking about.
So this paper in 1906 was saying the cool thing to do at Garden Parties was to dress up in Japanese kimonos and get lanterns and do the Japanesy thing. So thats what these Western women are doing. Japan-geeks from more than a 100 years ago. I suppose they werent anime fans yet, but give them a time machine and they would be.
This is an odd old fat santa that had a frame advertising old crap. I patched up the frame and left it black for using for any sort of Christmas (or Unchristmas) things you want it for. Enjoy
A HAND-BOOK FOR THE STRANGER IN PHILADELPHIA. CONTAINING DESCRIPTIONS OF ALL THE OBJECTS OF INTEREST IN
"the City and its environs"
WITH VIEWS OF THE PUBLIC BUILDINGS,
BY A PHILADELPHIAN.
AUTHOR OF " THE AMERICAN GUIDE BOOK," ETC., ETC.
Philadelphia:
GEORGE S. APPLETON,
164 Chestnut Street.
1849.