Shortly after the June 23, 1924 tornado in Sandusky, Mary Louise Krupp, wife of Charles J. Krupp, found a small book labeled "Autographs." That same year, she donated it to the historical collections of the Sandusky Library.
This book, although made for autographs, was used to record the sales of chromolithograph prints. In 1873, Apollos Huntington, father-in-law of
Chromolithography was a technique developed by Louis Prang for making colorful prints, with its roots in lithography. Various colors are added in layers, with the end product resulting in a print which was much less expensive product than an original oil painting.
It appears he only sold two selections, “The Mount of Olives” and “
Rev. H. N. Burton, minister of First Congregational Church
Rev. Martin K. Holbrook, minister of the Congregational
Church at
Rev. Ernst Von Schulenburg, minister of Emmanuel Church
I.F. Mack, publisher of the Sandusky Register
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