Snapshots of the Past

St. Patrick's Day in America – Historic Reproduction

St. Patrick's Day in America — historic image
St. Patrick's Day in America. Historic image from the St. Patrick's Day collection.

(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

Description

This historic image of St. Patrick's Day in America brings a moment of history to your wall. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.

The framed print arrives ready to hang; the unframed option suits custom framing. A conversation-starting piece for home, office, or as a meaningful gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past, founded in 2001, has served tens of thousands of customers worldwide.

St. Patrick's Day in America

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St. Patrick's Day in America is the title on this print, and the board it hangs on groups it with other holiday scenes from the same theme. Parades honoring the Irish patron saint became a fixture in American cities during the nineteenth century, when large waves of Irish immigrants settled in places like New York, Boston and Philadelphia. Celebrations of that kind often mixed religious observance, community pride and public display, and they gave immigrant families a visible way to claim a place in local life. Look closely at the crowd and the street setting to see how the holiday was staged for the public.

Original scan960 × 882 px
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