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NY, New York--Schoolhouse Lithograph History of the World

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Western Americana Start Price:375.00 USD Estimated At:750.00 - 1,500.00 USD
NY, New York--Schoolhouse Lithograph History of the World
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Holabird-Kagin Americana Office
3555 Airway Drive Suite#309
Reno, NV 89511
Thursday April 11, 10am-6pm
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April 12-13, 2012
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Atlantis Casino & Resort
Grand Ballroom #4
3800 S. Virginia Street
Reno, NV 89502

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Holabird-Kagin Americana Office
3555 Airway Drive Suite #309
Reno, NV 89511
Sunday April 14th, 10am-1pm

This extensive schoolhouse lithograph wall covering is oil linen backed and mounted to wooden dowels, able to be scrolled out as needed. This item covers world history, racial distinctions, pictorial and modern languages, lists all American presidents up through Garfield, lists other prominent leaders of the world and important figures, and offers a biblical timeline. The timeline halts at 1900, perhaps indicating that the turn of the century had not yet been reached. The bottom left corner is imprinted Colby Co. Publishers. 39 Union Square, New York. The Strobridge Lithographing Company. Cincinnati, OH. The whole length of the lithograph is 22 feet, four inches. According to a brief history of the company, Tracing its origin to 1847 and a small Cincinnati stationery store, the Strobridge Lithography Company was at one time one of America`s most important lithography firms. Its signature products were circus, theater, and movie posters. The firm was founded by Elijah Middleton, and by 1854, he had taken on as partners a lithographer, W.R. Wallace, and local bookseller Hines Strobridge. In the years following the Civil War, Strobridge bought out his partners and named the business after himself. In 1884, Strobridge built a factory along the Miami-Erie Canal in Cincinnati`s Over the Rhine area and began production of the posters that would make his fortune. After a fire briefly closed the plant in 1887, Strobridge rebuilt immediately, and a few years later, he added an office in New York City. This company became famous worldwide for its lithographic circus posters. Brush up on your world history (or one version of it) from this fine lithograph. Bears one small 1-inch by 1-inch hole toward the center of the lithograph, which has been repaired with linen. HKA#63018