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National Live Stock Association Fifth Annual Convention, Chicago, Ill. – Antique Print

National Live Stock Association Fifth Annual Convention, Chicago, Ill., 1901 — vintage poster
National Live Stock Association Fifth Annual Convention, Chicago, Ill., 1901. Vintage poster from the Chicago collection.

(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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National Live Stock Association Fifth Annual Convention, Chicago, Ill. comes to life in this vintage poster, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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National Live Stock Association Fifth Annual Convention, Chicago, Ill.

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The poster announces the fifth annual convention of the National Live Stock Association, held in Chicago in 1901, and its color woodcut and halftone printing gives it a bold, decorative look. Chicago was the hub of the American livestock trade, largely because of the Union Stock Yards on the city's South Side, which had opened in 1865 and handled cattle, hogs, and sheep shipped in by rail from across the Plains and Midwest. The association drew ranchers and stockmen to the city to discuss grazing, transportation, and prices. The artist's signature and the 1901 date appear on the print, though the record's details come from an older caption card and have not been independently verified.

Created / published1901
Medium1 print (poster) : color ; 96 x 66 cm.
NotesColor woodcut and halftones by George Ford Morris. Signed: Geo. Ford Morris '01. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,069 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-172601

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