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- "Around the World on a Bicycle, Volume I, From San Francisco to Teheran," 1887 - In 1884, Thomas Stevens set out from San Francisco, California, on his high-wheel bicycle and pedaled around the world. He reported on his adventure in the sporting journal <EM>Outing Magazine</EM> and wrote a two volume work after the completion of his journey. This volume, published in 1887, recounts his travels from San Francisco, California, to Teheran in present-day Iran.
- 1884
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"Around the World on a Bicycle, Volume I, From San Francisco to Teheran," 1887
In 1884, Thomas Stevens set out from San Francisco, California, on his high-wheel bicycle and pedaled around the world. He reported on his adventure in the sporting journal Outing Magazine and wrote a two volume work after the completion of his journey. This volume, published in 1887, recounts his travels from San Francisco, California, to Teheran in present-day Iran.
- The Gibson Book, Vol. 1, 1907 - Charles Dana Gibson's illustrations of beautiful, independent young women reflected and helped define a new ideal of American femininity in the 1890s and early 1900s. These popular images, known collectively as "the Gibson Girl," became a cultural phenomenon referenced in fashion and entertainment. A powerful marketing tool, the widely imitated Gibson Girl proliferated in advertisements and on product packaging.
- 1907
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The Gibson Book, Vol. 1, 1907
Charles Dana Gibson's illustrations of beautiful, independent young women reflected and helped define a new ideal of American femininity in the 1890s and early 1900s. These popular images, known collectively as "the Gibson Girl," became a cultural phenomenon referenced in fashion and entertainment. A powerful marketing tool, the widely imitated Gibson Girl proliferated in advertisements and on product packaging.
- Lithograph, "Scribner's for Xmas," 1896 - For a few years in the 1890s, a poster craze swept America. Bold, colorful art posters printed for bookstores and newsstands became collector'' items--sometimes more popular than the books and magazines they were designed to promote. Many posters, like this one by Louis Rhead for a Christmas issue of <em>Scribner's Magazine</em>, featured eye-catching illustrations inspired by Art Nouveau trends.
- 1895
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Lithograph, "Scribner's for Xmas," 1896
For a few years in the 1890s, a poster craze swept America. Bold, colorful art posters printed for bookstores and newsstands became collector'' items--sometimes more popular than the books and magazines they were designed to promote. Many posters, like this one by Louis Rhead for a Christmas issue of Scribner's Magazine, featured eye-catching illustrations inspired by Art Nouveau trends.
- The Gibson Book, Vol. 2, 1907 - Charles Dana Gibson's illustrations of beautiful, independent young women reflected and helped define a new ideal of American femininity in the 1890s and early 1900s. These popular images, known collectively as "the Gibson Girl," became a cultural phenomenon referenced in fashion and entertainment. A powerful marketing tool, the widely imitated Gibson Girl proliferated in advertisements and on product packaging.
- 1907
- Collections - Artifact
The Gibson Book, Vol. 2, 1907
Charles Dana Gibson's illustrations of beautiful, independent young women reflected and helped define a new ideal of American femininity in the 1890s and early 1900s. These popular images, known collectively as "the Gibson Girl," became a cultural phenomenon referenced in fashion and entertainment. A powerful marketing tool, the widely imitated Gibson Girl proliferated in advertisements and on product packaging.