Aug 02, 2006 - Sale 2085

Sale 2085 - Lot 320

Unsold
Estimate: $ 800 - $ 1,200
ANONYMOUS CENTENARY CELEBRATION / COLUMBUS. 1919.
29 7/8x21 7/8 inches. The New Columbus Lithograph Co., Columbus.
Condition B+: restored losses in top left corner; pinholes in corners; repaired tears and creases in margins.
A rare and unusual poster showing a realistic, bird's-eye view of the Columbus, Ohio, "World's Fair" of 1919. Arriving by car and trolley a large crowd is shown strolling through the fairgrounds, beneath a giant globe; in shades of green, red, brown, blue and yellow.