A vintage print advertisement from The Queen City Printing Ink Co. featuring two stylized figures within rectangular frames.
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The image is a vintage print advertisement from The Queen City Printing Ink Co., featuring two stylized figures within rectangular frames. The background is a pale yellow. The figures are depicted in a flat, graphic style reminiscent of Art Deco or early modern illustration. They appear to be mannequins or fashion illustrations. The figure on the left is a man wearing a dark hat with a striped band, a jacket with a checkered pattern in shades of purple and white, and pants with vertical stripes in purple and white. He has a simple, stylized face with large eyes and a small mouth. His shoes are black. The figure on the right is a woman wearing a purple hat with a circular embellishment, a jacket with a checkered pattern in shades of purple and white, and a skirt with a scalloped hem. She also has a simple, stylized face with large eyes and a small mouth. Her shoes are black with white stripes. Both figures are framed within nested rectangles, creating a geometric composition. The rectangles are outlined in black. At the bottom of the image, there is text that reads “The Queen City Printing Ink Co.” along with addresses for Cincinnati, Chicago, Boston, and Philadelphia. There is also a small logo with the letters “H.D. BOOK INK.” Below the figures, there are color swatches labeled “H.D. BLACK. 40.”, “ORANGE. 2518.”, and “PURPLE. 407.” The overall aesthetic is clean, geometric, and illustrative, typical of early 20th-century advertising.


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