Authors of the United States – 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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Few details survive beyond the title, which suggests a group image gathering American writers rather than a portrait of a single person. Dated around 1866, it appeared just after the Civil War, when many Americans wanted a literature distinct from Britain's and took pride in naming their own authors. The notation "Copyright Deposit" means the print was submitted to register its copyright, a practice that helped the Library of Congress build its collections and keep such material for later study.
| Created / published | c1866. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print. |
| Genre | A.H." |
| Notes | Copyright Deposit |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 940 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-115155 |
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