Great expectations"" – Antique Wall Art
(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.)
Description
This rare historic photograph captures Great expectations"" in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Great expectations""
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The title, *Great expectations*, borrows the name of Charles Dickens's novel, published in 1861, and gives this c1897 print a wry, storytelling tone. The caption card credits John H. Tarbel of Asheville, North Carolina, with the copyright, a reminder that by the late 1890s small-city studios were producing their own scenes for a national market. The date and attribution come from that old card and have not been verified, so the picture is best read as an example of everyday American photography from its period.
| Created / published | c1897. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Notes | Photo copyrighted by John H. Tarbel, Asheville, North Carolina. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,173 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-123756 |
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