Free harbor jubilee Los Angeles and San Pedro. April 26 and 27 1899 / J.F. Derby. – Antique Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Few images capture their era like this vintage poster of Free harbor jubilee Los Angeles and San Pedro. April 26 and 27 1899 / J.F. Derby.. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Free harbor jubilee Los Angeles and San Pedro. April 26 and 27 1899 / J.F. Derby.
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Few posters from this period pair a civic celebration with the city's own harbor so directly. This color lithograph by J.F. Derby advertises the Free Harbor Jubilee held at Los Angeles and San Pedro on April 26 and 27, 1899. The event rallied support for a publicly accessible harbor at San Pedro, a cause tied to long-running disputes with the railroads over who would control the coast's shipping. The catalog also tags the image with women's dress of the 1890s, so its figures are worth studying for period fashion as well as for the promotion.
| Created / published | 1899 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph color ; 53 x 72 cm. |
| Notes | Promotional goal: U.S. .F3 1899. Title from item. Purchase (DLC/PP-1984:168). Exhibited: LC @ LA: Disney Concert Hall Los Angeles California 2006. · Rehse Archiv fuumlr Zeitgeschichte und Publizistik former owner. DLC |
| Subjects | Port of Los Angeles--1890-1900. Harbors--1890-1900. Women--Clothing & dress--1890-1900. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Posters: Artist Posters |
| Original scan | 662 × 891 px |
| Reference | 64_Free_harbor_jubilee_Los_1899.tif-S |
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