[The Hartford table Metropolitan Fair New York City] – Antique Wall Art
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(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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This historic photograph of [The Hartford table Metropolitan Fair New York City] brings a moment of history to your wall. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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[The Hartford table Metropolitan Fair New York City]
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The Hartford table was one of the many booths at the Metropolitan Fair, a benefit held in New York in April 1864 to raise money for the U.S. Sanitary Commission, which supported Union soldiers' health and welfare during the Civil War. Booths like this one, often sponsored by a town or city, displayed donated goods and patriotic decorations, and the flags in this view reflect the fair's wartime purpose. Stereograph cards such as this were made in pairs so that viewers could see depth through a stereoscope, a popular parlor device at the time. The card was registered for copyright by C.L. Wasson, and it passed through the collection of Marian S. Carson before reaching the Library of Congress.
| Created / published | 1864 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print on stereo card : stereograph. |
| Notes | H57175 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by C.L. Wasson. · Carson Marian S. collector. |
| Subjects | Flags--American--1860-1870. Fairs--New York (State)--New York--1860-1870. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,096 × 3,279 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-STV-271246 |
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