Currier and Ives
/ˌkʌriər ən ˈaɪvz/
/ˌkɜːriər ən ˈaɪvz/
- a US company (1835-1907) that produced more than 7 000 different coloured lithographs (= prints made from metal plates) of US life in the 19th century. The pictures are still popular and often used on greetings cards.
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