Image of the goddess Columbia seated with a laurel wreath in hand surrounded by American flags with an American eagle in the Union shield near her feet; portraits of the United States presidents from 1776-1876 and Revolutionary War generals curve around the central image of Columbia; an aerial view of the buildings for the United States Centennial Exhibition held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1876 at top center with closer views of Independence Hall, the Bunker Hill Monument, and Faneuil Hall inset; contrasting vignettes of a Revolutionary War battlefield and a prosperous agrarian and industrial scene captioned "The Struggle for Liberty" and "Peace and Prosperity" at lower left and right. Single-color print. "Published by George Stinson & Co. Portland, ME. / Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1876, by George Stinson & Co., in the office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington D.C."--text, bottom center margin.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : uncolored ; overall 75.57 x 57.79 cm (29 3/4 x 22 3/4 in.)
Battlefields--Pictorial works Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.) Columbia (Symbolic character)--Pictorial works Eagles--Pictorial works Exhibition buildings--Pictorial works Monuments--Pictorial works Presidents--United States--Pictorial works Lithographs--1875-1900. (gmgpc) Portraits. (gmgpc) Views. (gmgpc)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection Fairs & Expositions Large Size The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library
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