Parade (i.e. promenade) from the pier Southport England – Vintage Wall Art
![Parade (i.e. promenade) from the pier Southport England, [between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900]. — historic print](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/25/251ed1852de0-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.)
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Parade (i.e. promenade) from the pier Southport England comes to life in this historic print, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Parade (i.e. promenade) from the pier Southport England
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Strollers crowd the promenade in this view taken from the pier at Southport, the Lancashire seaside resort whose long pier and esplanade drew holidaymakers through the late 1800s. The photochrom process behind the print was a Swiss method of building color from several stone impressions, which gave the sea-front and crowds a soft, painted quality. Detroit Publishing Company issued the view in its England catalog, offering American audiences a glimpse of British resort life at the end of the century.
| Created / published | [between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900]. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photomechanical print : photochrom color. |
| Notes | Detroit Publishing Co. Catalogue J, 1905. Print no. 10203. Views of England |
| Source | Library of Congress, Photochrom Prints |
| Original scan | 3,680 × 2,727 px · prints to 12 × 9 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 3063_Parade_ie_promenade_fro_1890.tif-08860u |
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