Bench show. New England Kennel Club – Vintage 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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Step back in time with Bench show. New England Kennel Club, a vintage poster rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Bench show. New England Kennel Club
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Advertising a bench show held by the New England Kennel Club at Mechanics Hall on Huntington Avenue in Boston, this 1890 color lithograph reflects a time when dog shows were drawing crowds in American cities. Bench shows took their name from the raised platforms where exhibitors displayed their dogs for judges to examine, and clubs like this one helped set the breed standards that shaped how dogs were judged. The poster was registered for copyright with the U.S. Copyright Office, and its bold color work shows how commercial printers promoted these events to the public.
| Created / published | 1890 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph color ; 51 x 60 cm. |
| Notes | 9730(1?) U.S. Copyright Office. Mechanics Hall Huntington Ave. Boston. Title from item. · Rehse Archiv fuumlr Zeitgeschichte und Publizistik former owner. DLC |
| Subjects | Dogs--1890. Dog shows--Masachusetts--Boston--1890. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Posters: Artist Posters |
| Original scan | 6,100 × 4,874 px · prints to 20 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-ART-542 |
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