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Pilgrims going to church – Historic Reproduction

Pilgrims going to church, c1893. — antique lithograph
Pilgrims going to church, c1893.. Antique lithograph from the Historic Print Archive 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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Titled simply "Pilgrims going to church," this lithograph dates to about 1893 and appeared in Annie C. Cady's study of the Americas before Columbus, published that year in Philadelphia. It shows the Pilgrims of the 1620s and later, whose Sabbath walks to meeting were part of daily life on the Massachusetts frontier. Colonists often carried firearms to worship, a reminder that danger could follow them even to church. Its placement in a book about pre-Columbian America shows how publishers used later colonial scenes to illustrate the continent's wider story.

Created / publishedc1893.
Medium1 print : lithograph.
GenreBook illustratons 1890-1900.Lithographs 1890-1900.
NotesTitle from item. Copyright 1893 by Gebbie & Co. Illus. in: The American continent and its inhabitants before its discovery by Columbus / Annie C. Cady. Philadelphia : Gebbie & Co., 1893, vol. 2. Part of series: America before Columbus.
SubjectsPilgrims--1620-1700. Frontier & pioneer life--Massachusetts--1620-1700.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,137 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-109985

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