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Theodore A. Wirsing (Montague, Michigan)
Backmark for Theodore A. Wirsing (Montague, Michigan) showing a painting of the landing of Christopher Columbus in the West Indies in October 1492
1892
Cabinet card, back
Private collection of Dan Barber
LL/92600
This image is of the landing of Christopher Columbus in the West Indies in October 1492, painted by John Vanderlyn in 1846 and placed in the U.S. Capitol rotunda in 1847.
The use of this backmark in 1892 commemorated the 400th anniversary of the arrival of Colombus in North America.
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