{"product_id":"opening-of-the-american-centennial-festival-exhibit-a-street-in-philadelphia-may-13-1876","title":"Opening of the American Centennial Festival Exhibit: A Street in Philadelphia- May 13, 1876","description":"\u003cul style=\"margin-top: 0in;\" type=\"disc\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eArtist:\u003c\/b\u003e Unattributed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMedium:\u003c\/b\u003e Woodblock Print\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePublish Details:\u003c\/b\u003e London: 1876, modern hand coloring\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMeasurements:\u003c\/b\u003e 15 7\/8 x 10 7\/8 in. (sheet), 20 1\/8 x 15 1\/8 in. (mat)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eConditions:\u003c\/b\u003e Excellent condition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIllustrated weekly newspapers emerged in England and America during the mid-nineteenth century, bringing readers vivid accounts of current events, literature, travel, society, and popular culture. Their greatest appeal, however, lay in the hundreds of finely executed wood engravings that accompanied nearly every issue, providing the public with its primary visual record of the age long before photography became commonplace.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese engravings remain among the most important and evocative sources for images of nineteenth-century people, places, and events. Originally printed in large numbers, relatively few examples have survived in fine condition. Founded in 1842, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Illustrated London News\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was the first and most influential illustrated newspaper, renowned for its high-quality engravings depicting portraits, landscapes, genre scenes, historical events, and views from around the world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis handsome print is both an engaging historical document and an attractive decorative piece, offering collectors a tangible connection to the sights and stories that captivated Victorian readers more than a century ago.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"JCE (WSG)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48495818178714,"sku":null,"price":185.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0749\/8193\/3210\/files\/LondonNewsCentennialMat.jpg?v=1782166634","url":"https:\/\/jcegallery.com\/products\/opening-of-the-american-centennial-festival-exhibit-a-street-in-philadelphia-may-13-1876","provider":"JCE Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}