Happy_Days_paint_book

When this beautiful book by R. H. Garman was published in 1911, the term "coloring book" was still not in widespread use. Even though crayons had been around for several years - the Crayola brand was introduced in 1903 - the medium by default was still watercolor paint.

Happy Days by R. H. Garman (GAR), Ideal Book Publishers, Chicago, 1911.