The Chap-Book: Thanksgiving No. – Historic Reproduction
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This historic image of The Chap-Book: Thanksgiving No. brings a moment of history to your wall. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
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The Chap-Book: Thanksgiving No.
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This is the Thanksgiving number of *The Chap-Book*, a small literary periodical that appeared in Chicago in the 1890s and was known for its modern, decorative page and cover design. Holiday issues like this one turned the magazine's usual literary and artistic tone toward the familiar Thanksgiving themes of harvest, home, and gratitude. The period was one of rapid change in American print, when small magazines experimented with graphic style and often relied on illustration and typography to set themselves apart. Looking closely at the composition shows how the designers balanced seasonal imagery with the restrained lines that defined the magazine's look.
| Original scan | 2,010 × 2,964 px · prints to 7 × 10 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | 05938u |
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