A Stranger in New York. Hoyt & McKee, proprietors. N.B. This picture is circulated with a view to bringing strangers to the metropolis – Historic 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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A window into the past: A Stranger in New York. Hoyt & McKee, proprietors. N.B. This picture is circulated with a view to bringing strangers to the metropolis, preserved in this vintage poster. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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A Stranger in New York. Hoyt & McKee, proprietors. N.B. This picture is circulated with a view to bringing strangers to the metropolis
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A Stranger in New York" stands out for its promotional wording: a note on the sheet says it was circulated to draw visitors to the city. The color lithograph, issued by the Strobridge Company and credited to proprietors Hoyt & McKee, dates to about 1897, when theatrical advertising relied heavily on bold color and eye-catching display. Strobridge, a Cincinnati firm, printed large numbers of stage posters for touring and city productions in that period. The catalog record is based on an older caption card and is not fully verified, but it still shows how theater managers pitched New York as a place for out-of-town audiences to see.
| Created / published | c1897. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster). |
| Subjects | Color lithograph by Strobridge Co. Theater Poster Collection. No ref. copy. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Posters--1897; Tourists; NY--NYC--Misc.--[1897]; Theater--Misc.; Shelf. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,138 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-176100 |
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