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Harper's March / Edward Penfield. – Historic Print

Harper's March / Edward Penfield., [1897] — vintage poster
Harper's March / Edward Penfield., [1897]. Vintage poster from the Automobiles 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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This rare vintage poster captures Harper's March / Edward Penfield. in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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Harper's March / Edward Penfield.

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Rather than a motorcar, this 1897 poster for *Harper's March* shows carriages and city life, a reminder of how urban transport looked just before the automobile began to change the streets. Edward Penfield, one of the leading illustrators of the American poster boom of the 1890s, produced many bold, flat-color advertisements for Harper's publications, and his simplified forms helped make magazine posters collectible art. Printed in color to catch the eye of passersby, the work was meant to sell the month's issue, and today it offers a clear view of late-nineteenth-century American life.

Created / published[1897]
Medium1 print (poster) : color.
GenreAdvertisements 1890-1900.Posters American 1890-1900.Prints Color 1890-1900.
NotesPromotional goal: U.S. D41. 1897.
SubjectsCarriages & coaches--1890-1900. City & town life--1890-1900.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,440 × 1,151 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-217081

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