American collection / Geo. H. Walker & Co. lith., Boston. – Historic Print
(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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Step back in time with American collection / Geo. H. Walker & Co. lith., Boston., an antique lithograph rich in period detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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American collection / Geo. H. Walker & Co. lith., Boston.
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This chromolithograph, titled *American Collection* and issued by Geo. H. Walker & Co. of Boston around 1885, is one of the few pictures on this board that brings together three landmarks in a single sheet: Independence Hall in Philadelphia, the United States Capitol in Washington, and the Statue of Liberty in New York. Its subjects also include George Washington, who links the three sites. The print was registered with the U.S. Copyright Office and was made as sheet music cover art, a common format in the 1880s when color lithography was used to sell popular songs. The Statue of Liberty was still under construction in 1885 and was dedicated in October 1886, so the image captures it as a patriotic symbol before its official unveiling.
| Created / published | Boston : Geo. H. Walker & Co., c1885 Oct. 5. |
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| Medium | 1 print : chromolithograph. |
| Genre | Sheet music covers 1880-1890.Proofs 1880-1890.Chromolithographs Color 1880-1890. |
| Notes | 20658q U.S. Copyright Office. Title from item. |
| Subjects | Washington, George,--1732-1799. Independence Hall (Philadelphia, Pa.) United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.) Statue of Liberty (New York, N.Y.)--1880-1890. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 2,748 × 3,568 px · prints to 9 × 12 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-224490 |
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