1908 Fourth of July Wagon Racerback Tank — Vintage Patriotic Postcard Art | The Faded Label Co.

He’s got the fuse. She already knows what’s coming. This 1908 chromolithograph — copyrighted by P. Sander of New York — captures two children on a cannon wagon beneath an American shield and spread eagle, firecrackers in hand, cannons blazing at the wheels. It is everything the Fourth of July felt like at the turn of the last century, rendered in extraordinary detail by one of the era’s finest postcard publishers. The Faded Label Co. put it on a racerback tank.

Printed on a premium Bella+Canvas Women’s Ideal Racerback Tank — lightweight slim fit, scoop neck, tear-away label. 60% combed ring-spun cotton, 40% polyester, 4 oz/yd². DTG printed. Machine wash cold, tumble dry low. Available in Midnight Navy, Red, Warm Gray, and White — sizes XS through 2XL.

P. Sander of New York was among the most prolific publishers of American holiday chromolithography in the early 1900s, producing cards that were printed in Germany and distributed across the country by the millions every summer. The detail in this piece is exceptional — the gold lettering, the spread eagle at the crown, the cannon fire at the wheels. These cards were designed to stop people in their tracks at the post office counter. They still do.

The perfect gift for vintage Americana collectors, Fourth of July enthusiasts, lovers of early 20th century illustration and postcard art, women who appreciate genuine historical graphics, and anyone who thinks the holiday deserves more than a flag emoji.

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