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A loan collection of portraits of women : Copley Hall.../ B.G.G., '95 – Antique Photo Print

A loan collection of portraits of women : Copley Hall.../ B.G.G., '95, 1895 — vintage poster
A loan collection of portraits of women : Copley Hall.../ B.G.G., '95, 1895. Vintage poster from the Boston National Historic Park collection.

(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 vintage poster captures A loan collection of portraits of women : Copley Hall.../ B.G.G., '95 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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A loan collection of portraits of women : Copley Hall.../ B.G.G., '95

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The heading of this 1895 color poster names a loan collection of portraits of women at Copley Hall, a Boston venue that hosted art exhibitions. The design is credited to Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue, who was early in his career and later became known as an architect. The poster belongs to the burst of color poster printing that flourished in American cities in the 1890s. Its catalog details come from an old caption card and have not been fully verified.

Created / published1895
Medium1 print (poster) : color.
NotesColor poster by Betram Grosvenor Goodhue. Promotional goal: U.S. K6.K92. 1895. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan849 × 1,200 px · prints to 3 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-173905

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