Centennial mirror – Antique Print
![Centennial mirror, [no date recorded on shelflist card] — historic print](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/d9/d9a4e8f9cf7e-L.webp)
(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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Centennial mirror comes to life in this historic print, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Centennial mirror
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The record names this print a "Centennial mirror," which points to the 1876 Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia, held to mark 100 years since the Declaration of Independence. Its date is not recorded, and the only maker named is American Oleograph Co., an attribution the shelflist card has not verified. Oleographs were colorful, mass-produced lithographic prints that imitated oil paintings and sold cheaply to households, and the Centennial spurred many such souvenir designs. Viewers may want to compare the print's imagery and lettering with documented exhibition souvenirs to judge its origin and purpose.
| Created / published | [no date recorded on shelflist card] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print. |
| Notes | This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: American Oleograph Co. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,686 × 1,329 px · prints to 6 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-109298 |
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