The Columbian Exposition will be completely illustrated in Harper's Weekly, 1891, 1892 – Vintage Wall Art
(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 The Columbian Exposition will be completely illustrated in Harper's Weekly, 1891, 1892. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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The Columbian Exposition will be completely illustrated in Harper's Weekly, 1891, 1892
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Rather than showing a scene, this color poster advertises a coming series, promising that the Columbian Exposition "will be completely illustrated" in Harper's Weekly across 1891 and 1892, well before the fair opened. The Chicago exposition of 1893 marked the 400th anniversary of Columbus's arrival in the Americas, and illustrated weeklies like Harper's, the New York journal published by Harper & Brothers, helped build public interest in it. Its advance billing shows how the fair was promoted in print long before visitors arrived. The date and copyright credit come from an old caption card and remain unverified.
| Created / published | New York : Harper's Weekly, c1891. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : color ; 63 x 52 cm. |
| Notes | Copyrighted by Harper & -ers. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,426 × 1,686 px · prints to 5 × 6 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-172539 |
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