The sidewalks of New York – Historic Reproduction
(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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The sidewalks of New York 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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The sidewalks of New York
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The crowd of police officers, newspaper carriers, and children in this color lithograph is tied to a stage melodrama, which the subject headings list as its genre. The show took its name from the popular 1894 song "The Sidewalks of New York" by Charles B. Lawlor and James W. Blake, which celebrated the crowded, lively streets of Manhattan. The poster's Herald Square setting anchors that story in one of the city's busiest intersections in the late 1890s, when theaters, newspapers, and foot traffic all converged there. Its bold color printing shows how theatrical posters of the period competed for attention on crowded city walls.
| Created / published | 1899 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph color ; 283 x 468 cm. |
| Notes | Hall Howard. Gilmore Barney b. 1867. McCullough E. J. Russell-Morgan Print. |
| Subjects | Police--New York (State)--New York. Newpaper carriers--New York (State)--New York. Children & adults. Night--New York (State)--New York. City & town life--New York (State)--New York. Herald Square (New York N.Y.) Melodramas. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Performing Arts Posters |
| Original scan | 3,072 × 1,880 px · prints to 10 × 6 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-THR-272542 |
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