William H. Wests great achievement The storming of San Juan Hill – Vintage Poster 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.)
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This vintage poster of William H. Wests great achievement The storming of San Juan Hill brings a moment of history to your wall. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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William H. Wests great achievement The storming of San Juan Hill
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The back cover of this minstrel program promotes William H. West's "great achievement," a staged reenactment of the storming of San Juan Hill, and calls it "the most stirring scene ever produced on any stage." The color lithograph, printed in 1899 by the Strobridge Litho. Co. of Cincinnati and New York, shows a mounted figure meant to be Theodore Roosevelt. The battle took place in July 1898 near Santiago de Cuba during the Spanish-American War, and Roosevelt, then leading the Rough Riders, became a national figure through it. That fame explains why a theater show would build a spectacle around the charge.
| Created / published | 1899 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print on program cover : lithograph color ; 26 x 38 cm. |
| Notes | Created and copyright 1899 by The Strobridge Litho. Co. Cinti & New York. The most stirring scene ever produced on any stage. Back cover of minstrel program. · West William H. 1853?-1902. |
| Subjects | Roosevelt Theodore 1858-1919--Portrayals. Firearms. Horses. Spanish-American War 1898--Campaigns & battles--Puerto Rico--San Juan. San Juan Hill Battle of Cuba 1898. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 6,072 × 4,846 px · prints to 20 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-THR-272420 |
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