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Title
Centennial exposition of American presidents
Creator
P.J. Hitchins and Comp., publisher
Contributor
Last, Jay T., donor
Date Created and/or Issued
1876
Contributing Institution
Huntington Library
Collection
Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History
Rights Information
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Description
Image of a group of portraits of United States presidents until 1876 in celebration of the United States Centennial: George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson, Martin Van Buren, William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, James K. Polk, Zachary Taylor, Millard Fillmore, Franklin Pierce, James Buchanan, Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson, and Ulysses S. Grant; presentation of the Declaration of Independence to Congress at center; bald eagle with Union shield and American flags at top center.
Single-color print. "Published by P.J. Hitchins and Comp. No 20 North 7th St. Phila. Copyright secured by R.J. Hitchins in the year 1876."--text, bottom margin.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : uncolored ; overall 81.6 x 60.8 cm (32 1/8 x 23 15/16 in.)
Identifier
priJLC_POL_002675
414183
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16003coll4/id/2890
Language
English
Subject
Adams, John, 1735-1826--Pictorial works
Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848--Pictorial works
Arthur, Chester Alan, 1829-1886--Pictorial works
Buchanan, James, 1791-1868--Pictorial works
Fillmore, Millard, 1800-1874--Pictorial works
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885--Pictorial works
Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841--Pictorial works
Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845--Pictorial works
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826--Pictorial works
Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875--Pictorial works
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Pictorial works
Madison, James, 1751-1836--Pictorial works
Monroe, James, 1758-1831--Pictorial works
Pierce, Franklin, 1804-1869--Pictorial works
Polk, James K. (James Knox), 1795-1849--Pictorial works
Presidents--United States--Pictorial works
Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850--Pictorial works
Tyler, John, 1790-1862--Pictorial works
Van Buren, Martin, 1782-1862--Pictorial works
Washington, George, 1732-1799--Pictorial works
Lithographs--1875-1900. (gmgpc)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection
Politics & Social Issues
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The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library

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