Harper's March – Historic Print
![Harper's March, [189-] — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/1b/1b136bbe7c5b-L.webp)
(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.)
Description
Step back in time with Harper's March, a vintage poster rich in period detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
Framed, it is ready for the wall; unframed, it is ready for the frame you choose. It makes a striking addition to a living room, study or office, and a thoughtful gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Since 2001, Snapshots of the Past has shipped historic prints to tens of thousands of customers around the world.
Harper's March
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Harper's March" stands out for its plainly rural subject: a team of horses working a plow across a field, with a rooster nearby, a pairing that signals the first turning of soil as winter loosens its hold. The poster advertised the March number of Harper's, one of the period's leading general-interest magazines, and it borrowed the rhythms of farm life to match the month's promise of spring. Color lithography like this was a popular way for publishers to catch the eye on newsstands and in shop windows in the 1890s. The rooster and the plowing team together suggest early-morning labor and the start of the growing season.
| Created / published | [189-] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : color. |
| Genre | Advertisements 1890-1900.Posters American 1890-1900.Prints Color 1890-1900. |
| Notes | Promotional goal: U.S. D41. 189- |
| Subjects | Plowing--1890-1900. Horses--1890-1900. Roosters--1890-1900. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 861 × 1,233 px · prints to 3 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-217086 |
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