Centennial Mirror, 1776-1876, lithograph of American life vignettes – Historic Reproduction
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Centennial Mirror, 1776-1876, lithograph of American life vignettes comes to life in this antique lithograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
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Centennial Mirror, 1776-1876, lithograph of American life vignettes
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The Centennial Mirror, 1776-1876 is a lithograph built from small vignettes of American life, a format that lets the viewer move from scene to scene the way a reader moves through a newspaper page. Its title ties the picture to the nation's hundredth birthday, and the 1876 Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia drew crowds eager to see how far the country had come in a century of farming, factory work, and trade. Workers appear among the scenes, which is why the image sits on this board, and the small, crowded details are worth lingering over for what they reveal about everyday labor in the period.
| Original scan | 8,062 × 6,586 px · prints to 27 × 22 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | 00019u |
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