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Title
The midsummer number : August St. Nicholas
Creator
Hampe, Theo., active 1893, artist
Date Created and/or Issued
1896
Contributing Institution
Huntington Library
Collection
Prints and Ephemera
Rights Information
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Description
Image of an advertisement for the St. Nicholas magazine August 1896 issue; a pair of elves or fairies sit on mushrooms and one reads an issue of St. Nicholas resting on the other's back (perhaps her wings).
"Copyright, 1896, by the Century Co."--text, bottom left of image. "Designed by Theo. Hampe."--text, bottom left margin. "Printed by G.H. Buek and Co. Lith. N.Y."--text, bottom right margin.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 53.18 x 36.83 cm (20 15/16 x 14 1/2 in.)
Identifier
priHHC_ART_0000162
502214
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p9539coll1/id/24041
Language
English
Subject
Advertising--Periodicals
Elves--Pictorial works
Fairies--Pictorial works
Lithographs--Color--1875-1900. (gmgpc)
Book & magazine posters. (gmgpc)
Source
Huntington Prints and Ephemera Collection
Artist Posters
Large Size
Prints and Ephemera, Huntington Digital Library

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