Image of an advertisement by Detwiller & Street Fireworks Manufacturing Company for Excelsior Fireworks. The print is in red, white, and blue, and includes an image of an American Eagle, United States flag, and shield that's labeled "Excelsior." Bottom of image includes a crowd of men and women in formal attire releasing firecrackers into the sky. In the center of the crowd, below the eagle and shield, is a cascading fountain. Sparks of fireworks are also depicted in the sky. Title is decorative. "Excelsior Fireworks." --text, top of print. "Detwiller & Street Fireworks Mfg. Company. New York." --text, bottom of print.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 79.38 x 55.25 cm (31 1/4 x 21 3/4 in.)
Fireworks--Pictorial works Selling--Fireworks Detwiller & Street Fireworks Manufacturing Company Lithographs--Color--1875-1900. (gmgpc) Advertisements. (gmgpc)
Place
New York (N.Y.)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection Sports & Leisure Large Size The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library
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