The Republican National Convention at Chicago – 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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This rare antique engraving captures The Republican National Convention at Chicago in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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The Republican National Convention at Chicago
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Few party gatherings of the era were drawn as closely as the Republican National Convention in Chicago, and this wood engraving, made from a sketch by Frank H. Taylor, shows the scene as a *Harper's Weekly* artist recorded it. The convention met in Chicago in June 1880 and nominated Ohio congressman James A. Garfield for president on the thirty-sixth ballot. *Harper's* relied on artists who sketched on the spot and sent their drawings to engravers, so the picture offers a close-up view of the proceedings. The record's date is uncertain, so the scene may reflect a different moment than the caption suggests.
| Created / published | 1880 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : wood engraving. |
| Subjects | Sketch by Frank H. Taylor. Illus. in: Harper's Weekly, Jan. 19, 1880, pp. 392-393. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Pres.--Garfield; Polit. Conv.--1880; Geogr.; Publ. Ind. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,089 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-149291 |
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