American collection / Geo. H. Walker & Co. lith., Boston. – Antique Wall Art
(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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Step back in time with American collection / Geo. H. Walker & Co. lith., Boston., an antique lithograph rich in period detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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American collection / Geo. H. Walker & Co. lith., Boston.
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A chromolithograph printed in color by the Boston firm Geo. H. Walker & Co., this sheet-music cover gathers George Washington, Independence Hall, the U.S. Capitol, and the Statue of Liberty under the title "American collection." Its copyright date of October 5, 1885, falls just before the statue's dedication in New York in 1886, so the image captures a moment when the new monument was fresh news. Covers like this one used bright patriotic art to sell songs, and they were often kept as parlor souvenirs.
| Created / published | Boston : Geo. H. Walker & Co., c1885 Oct. 5. |
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| Medium | 1 print : chromolithograph. |
| Genre | Sheet music covers 1880-1890.Proofs 1880-1890.Chromolithographs Color 1880-1890. |
| Notes | 20658q U.S. Copyright Office. Title from item. |
| Subjects | Washington, George,--1732-1799. Independence Hall (Philadelphia, Pa.) United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.) Statue of Liberty (New York, N.Y.)--1880-1890. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 2,802 × 3,700 px · prints to 9 × 12 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-224490 |
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