Cincinnati Rover Guards quick step – Vintage Wall Art
(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.)
Description
A window into the past: Cincinnati Rover Guards quick step, preserved in this antique lithograph. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Cincinnati Rover Guards quick step
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A quick step printed under the name of the Cincinnati Rover Guards, a volunteer military company, shows how local militia pride reached the parlor piano. This color lithograph cover, dated about 1853, was produced by Klauprech & Menzel, a firm working in a city with a large German-American population and an active printing trade. Quick steps were brisk marches meant for dancing and home performance, so publishers often paired a military subject with a decorative design to attract buyers. The cover advertised both the music and the unit it honored.
| Created / published | c1853. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph, color. |
| Genre | Sheet music covers 1850-1860.Lithographs Color 1850-1860. |
| Notes | LOT subdivision subject: Military Organizations. Title and other information transcribed from caption card. Printed by Klauprech & Menzel. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,221 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-113866 |
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