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Photograph of a Painting of Washington Taking Command of the American Army at Cambridge, Massachusetts - NARA - 532915

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Scope and content: Original caption: Washington Taking Command of the American Army, at Cambridge, Massachusetts July 3rd, 1775. Copy of lithograph by Currier & Ives, 1876.

Currier and Ives was a successful American printmaking firm headed by Nathaniel Currier (1813–1888) and James Merritt Ives (1824–1895) based in New York City from 1834 to 1907. The prolific firm produced prints from paintings by fine artists as black and white lithographs that were hand-colored. Lithographic prints could be reproduced quickly and purchased inexpensively, and the firm called itself "the Grand Central Depot for Cheap and Popular Prints" and advertised its lithographs as "colored engravings for the people". The firm of Currier and Ives was in operation from 1857-1907.

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cambridge massachusetts in the 1770 s currier and ives george washington lithographs of the united states us national archives series the george washington bicentennial commission compiled 1931 1932 artwork national archives and records administration high resolution lithographs ultra high resolution massachusetts
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1816
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Currier and Ives (1857–1907)

Currier and Ives (1857–1907); American painter
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cambridge massachusetts in the 1770 s currier and ives george washington lithographs of the united states us national archives series the george washington bicentennial commission compiled 1931 1932 artwork national archives and records administration high resolution lithographs ultra high resolution massachusetts