[American Centennial] Rare Silk Broadside Celebrating the Centennial Anniversary of the United States in Shanghai, China

Celebration of the Centennial Anniversary of the Independence of the United States of America, at Shanghai, China. July 4th, Centennial...
Shanghai: Kelly & Walsh, 1876. Printed broadside on silk. Toned; scattered wear along edges; horizontal fraying, affecting some words.

A rare broadside on silk announcing the U.S. centennial celebrations in Shanghai, China. The day-long celebration included a "Salute of One Hundred Guns at Sunrise," "Illumination and Fire Works at the Consulate General," "Exercises on Board the Excursion Steamer 'Plymouth Rock'," "Reading of the Declaration of Independence," the singing of the Star-Spangled Banner, followed by "Speeches, Toasts and Songs".

Rare, OCLC locates only one other copy, at the Peabody Essex Museum, while RBH locates only two examples at auction.

Lot includes four other Centennial-related items, including: an engraved invitation to the International Exhibition of 1876 at Fairmount Park in Philadelphia, a printed program and ticket for the same exhibition; a copy of The Kansas Daily Tribune, "Centennial Issue" (Lawrence, Kansas, July 4, 1876).

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How History Unfolds on Paper: Important Americana from the Eric C. Caren Collection, Part X

[American Centennial] Rare Silk Broadside Celebrating the Centennial Anniversary of the United States in Shanghai, China

How History Unfolds on Paper: Important Americana from the Eric C. Caren Collection, Part X

[American Centennial] Rare Silk Broadside Celebrating the Centennial Anniversary of the United States in Shanghai, China

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