THE NEWBURGH CENTENNIAL SCENES AND INCIDENTS OF THE DAY

Art

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

THE NEWBURGH CENTENNIAL SCENES AND INCIDENTS OF THE DAY

Entry/Object ID

L.2007.269

Description

Cover of Harper's Weekly with a series of wood engravings depicting a celebration: on top of page is printed, "HARPER'S WEEKLY."; below is printed, "A JOURNAL OF CIVILIZATION."; images of paint brushes and a palate, a harp, a laurel, two palms, paper, hands passing a torch, a compass, a telescope, books and a globe surround the words; beneath, a line of text bordered above and below by two lines read, "Vol. XXVII. -No. 1401. I Copyright, 1883, by HARPER & BROTHERS.; NEW YORK, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1883.; TEN CENTS A COPY. I WITH A SUPPLEMENT."; below on top left is a wood engraving captioned, "A DECORATED DWELLING."; in this scene, firemen and a chimney sweep walk by a house adorned with many American flags and a string of paper lanterns; in top right is a scene captioned; "THE REVIEWING STAND."; soldiers march past bleachers draped with flags, surrounded by trees, and filled with spectators; in center is a scene captioned, "THE GRAND STAND AT WASHINGTON'S HEAD-QUARTERS."; a large crowd stands around a pavilion with many flags; on the left is the river, filled with ships; on the right is the porch of Washington's headquarters; below on left is a scene captioned, "THE PROCESSION PASSING THROUGH WATER ST."; the buildings lining this street are decorated with many flags; a banner that reads "WELCOME" is hung over the street; crowds line up along the street to watch a parade of soldiers; on bottom right is a scene captioned, "THE OLD UNIFORM"; a man in uniform holds a flag and sits upon a white horse; below these scenes is printed, "THE NEWBURGH CENTENNIAL - SCENES AND INCIDENTS OF THE DAY. - DRAWN BY SCHELL AND HOGAN. - [SEE PAGE 679.]"; recto is a page of text.

Artwork Details

Medium

Paper, Ink, Paper, Ink

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Harper's Weekly, Schell & Hogan

Date made

Oct 27, 1883

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

16 in

Width

11 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 16 x 11 in. (40.6 x 27.9 cm)

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Slightly discolored along edges; top right corner dog-eared; small tear, top right; erased writing in pencil, bottom right; miniscule tear, bottom left; recto has writing in pencil, top center.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

William Diebold

Notes

Former owner

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Diebold Box #4

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Administrative Office, Archive Room, Shelf O3, B9

Note Type

Department

Note

Library