Chicago Kennel Club's dog show / Geo. Ford Morris 02. – Historic Reproduction
(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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A window into the past: Chicago Kennel Club's dog show / Geo. Ford Morris 02., preserved in this historic image. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Chicago Kennel Club's dog show / Geo. Ford Morris 02.
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This 1902 poster advertises a dog show held by the Chicago Kennel Club, and it stands out because it is an artist's poster rather than a plain show notice. George Ford Morris, a Chicago illustrator known for sporting and dog subjects, designed it. In the early 1900s, dog shows drew large crowds, and their posters were a major way to promote them. Organizers often commissioned color lithographs like this one, which combined bold figures with lettering meant to be read quickly from a street wall or a shop window.
| Created / published | 1902 |
|---|---|
| Subjects | Morris, George Ford, artist. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Posters: Artist Posters |
| Original scan | 3,070 × 4,874 px · prints to 10 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 1 |
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