Engraved to represent a group of persons hailing the American eagle and the rising sun – Vintage Print
![Engraved to represent a group of persons hailing the American eagle and the rising sun, [no date recorded on shelflist card] — historic print](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/3b/3b5567990bf3-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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Engraved to represent a group of persons hailing the American eagle and the rising sun comes to life in this historic print, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Engraved to represent a group of persons hailing the American eagle and the rising sun
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This engraving shows a group of people greeting the American eagle and the rising sun, an allegorical pairing that appears often in American visual culture. The eagle had served as a national emblem since the Great Seal was adopted in 1782, and the rising sun carried associations of renewal and optimism for the young republic. The print's record gives no date, and the name G.A. Bauer appears on the shelflist card only as an unverified association, so its maker and period remain uncertain. The image is still a useful example of how engravers used emblems to express national pride.
| Created / published | [no date recorded on shelflist card] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print. |
| Notes | This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Bauer, G.A. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,480 px · prints to 5 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-130520 |
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