Currier & Ives
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The stride of a century (American print, 1876)
Text: The stride of a century. Year: 1876. Publisher: Currier & Ives. Artist: NA. Additional information: Published to celebrate the centenary of the Declaration of Independence. The print shows Brother Jonathan straddling the towers of the main building of the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition, with North America depicted behind him and two air balloons labelled ‘1776’…
