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Great horses in a great race / J. Cameron. – Vintage Print

Great horses in a great race / J. Cameron., N.Y. : Published by Currier & Ives, c1891. — antique lithograph
Great horses in a great race / J. Cameron., N.Y. : Published by Currier & Ives, c1891.. Antique lithograph from the Horses 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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Its title, "Great horses in a great race," promises a contest between champion animals, and the Currier & Ives firm of New York published it around 1891 as a color chromolithograph. By then the company had built a large business on sporting and country subjects, and horse racing was a major pastime in the United States, drawing crowds to tracks across the country. Chromolithographs like this were built up from a separate stone for each color, so the bright tints on a sheet depended on careful registration. The print is credited to J. Cameron, and it shows how popular illustration carried the excitement of the track into middle-class homes.

Created / publishedN.Y. : Published by Currier & Ives, c1891.
Medium1 print : chromolithograph.
GenreChromolithographs Color 1890-1900.
SubjectsHorse racing--1890.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,191 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-175498

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