The President's vacation - on Bellevue Avenue, Newport / drawn by W.P. Snyder. – Antique Print
(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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Step back in time with The President's vacation - on Bellevue Avenue, Newport / drawn by W.P. Snyder., an antique engraving rich in period 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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The President's vacation - on Bellevue Avenue, Newport / drawn by W.P. Snyder.
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This wood engraving shows President Chester A. Arthur enjoying a summer outing on Bellevue Avenue in Newport, Rhode Island. Drawn by W.P. Snyder, it appeared in the September 6, 1884, issue of *Harper's Weekly*, a popular illustrated newspaper that often followed public figures away from the capital. Bellevue Avenue was the showpiece of Newport's Gilded Age summer colony, where wealthy families built large seaside cottages and drove their carriages along the road to be seen. Arthur, president from 1881 to 1885, appears here during a summer away from Washington, and the scene captures the fashionable social life of the period.
| Created / published | 1884 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : wood engraving. |
| Genre | Periodical illustrations 1880-1890.Wood engravings 1880-1890. |
| Notes | Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 28, 1884 Sept. 6, p. 587. |
| Subjects | Arthur, Chester Alan,--1829-1886--Journeys--Rhode Island--Newport. Carriages & coaches--Rhode Island--Newport--1880-1890. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,096 × 3,280 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-196450 |
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