Image of a torso-length portrait of Dr. Charles W. Zaremba, credited with the idea that led to the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois; he holds a card with an image of a statue captioned, "Monument to Christopher Columbus. City of Mexico, Mexico." in his right hand, and his left elbow rests on a pile of books on a table. Single-color print. "The Orcutt Co. / Lithographers, / Chicago"--text, bottom left margin. "Copyright 1892 / by Chas. W. Zaremba"--text, bottom right margin. "The undersigned residents of Chicago, / are fully convinced that Dr. Charles W. / Zaremba is the originator of the idea of / celebrating the fourth centenary of the / discovery of America, by Columbus, by a World's Exposition in Chicago........."--text, followed by handwritten signatures printed on stone, bottom left of image. "2nd copy delivered tot eh Art Gallery Nov 11 1897"--text, ink stamp in blue, bottom right margin.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : uncolored ; overall 75.41 x 56.83 cm (29 11/16 x 22 3/8 in.)
Men--Pictorial works World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.) Zaremba, Chas. W.--Pictorial works Lithographs--1875-1900. (gmgpc) Portraits. (gmgpc)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection Fairs & Expositions Large Size World's Columbian Exposition of 1893 The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library
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