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The Centennial: The Soils of Iowa – Vintage Print

The Centennial: The Soils of Iowa, 1876 — antique engraving
The Centennial: The Soils of Iowa, 1876. Antique engraving from the World's Fairs collection.

(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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The focus here is a single state's exhibit: this wood engraving shows the soils of Iowa on display at the 1876 Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia. The Centennial, held in Fairmount Park to mark a century since the Declaration of Independence, drew millions of visitors and showcased American agriculture, manufacturing and invention. Theodore R. Davis, an illustrator for *Harper's Weekly*, drew the scene from his sketches, and the print appeared in the magazine's November 11, 1876, issue on page 921. Images like this let readers far from Philadelphia see the fair and the state pride behind its displays.

Created / published1876
Medium1 print : wood engraving.
SubjectsWood engraving from sketches by Theo. R. Davis. Illus. in: Harper's Weekly, 1876 Nov. 11, p. 921. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Agriculture; Iowa; Exhibitions--1876; Shelf.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,686 × 1,370 px · prints to 6 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-130307

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