“A Merry Xmas.” Giveaway postcard from the American Journal-Examiner, 1906.
Holiday greetings from the most well-known animation canine of the early 1900s, Tige. Tige, a bull terrier who might speak to his owner as well as to other animals (but not to adults), belonged to the animation character Buster Brown, the bit young boy in the Lord Fauntleroy fit with the blonde pageboy haircut. Buster as well as Tige are gone along with right here by Buster’s good friend Mary Jane.
Created in 1902 by pioneering comic strip artist Richard F. Outcault (1863-1923), Buster brown was the star deal with of a prominent line of children’s shoes. Buster brown as well as Tige likewise hawked numerous other products; a quick web browse suggests just exactly how prominent the character was. (I keep in mind Buster brown shoes in the late 1950s, although Buster as well as Tige didn’t register with me.) In fact, Buster brown is still a brand name for children’s clothing, although the characters have disappeared from the labels.
Buster likewise appeared in the early Sunday comic pages, as well as a few of the strips are truly lovely as well as are still rather funny today. This specific card, printed on affordable paper, is not one of Buster as well as Tige’s finer manifestations. It appeared in the American Journal-Examiner, a new York periodical that published numerous such postcards, together with joke books as well as early comics. I believe that this postcard was part of a comic-page giveaway. This specific example was never mailed, as well as it is a little miracle that it even survived.
Buster was a sweet-faced jokester as well as naughty boy, however from what I can tell, it was Tige who truly offered the strip. All kind of bull terriers were prominent animals in the late nineteenth as well as early twentieth centuries. Unfortunately, canine combating was a popular, albeit outlawed, betting sport at the exact same time that Buster as well as Tige appeared, as well as bulldogs like Tige were the dogs of option for the pit.
It is difficult to discover collections of Buster brown strips today, however right here is a link to Buster Brown’s Autobiography, published in 1907. It provides Buster’s story of satisfying Tige at his grandmother’s farm as well as tells exactly how Tige ended up being his dog. The photos throughout are wonderful.
Buster, Tige, Mary Jane as well as I desire you a pleased holiday season!
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