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[The Centennial Fourth - illumination of Madison Square, New York] – Vintage Print

[The Centennial Fourth - illumination of Madison Square, New York], [1876] — antique engraving
[The Centennial Fourth - illumination of Madison Square, New York], [1876]. Antique engraving from the World's Fairs collection.

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A window into the past: [The Centennial Fourth - illumination of Madison Square, New York], preserved in this antique engraving. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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Madison Square in New York appears lit up for the Fourth of July in 1876, the centennial of the Declaration of Independence. This wood engraving was made from a sketch by Edwin Austin Abbey and ran in Harper's Weekly on July 22 of that year. Across the country that summer, cities marked the anniversary with parades, bunting, and fireworks, and New York's evening displays drew large crowds to its public squares. Abbey, who later became a well-known illustrator and muralist, was still early in his career, so the drawing offers a glimpse of his work for the magazine at that stage.

Created / published[1876]
Medium1 print : wood engraving.
SubjectsWood engraving from a sketch by E.A. Abbey. Illus. in: Harper's Weekly (1876 July 22). This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: PI--Works; New York--New York City--Squares; Centennial celebrations; Shelf.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,686 × 1,242 px · prints to 6 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-127236

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