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CHICKERING, Elmer (1857-1915), photographer. Advertisement photograph featuring the Worcester Salt Co. lighthouse display at the Boston Food Fair. Boston, MA: 1897.

13 1/4 x 16 in. photograph on 15 3/4 x 19 3/4 in. cardstock mount. Signed by Chickering in the negative, lower left. Titled and dated, "Worcester Salt Light, Boston Food Fair 1897," in print, lower right. Verso bears Chickering's imprint.

Pictured is a lighthouse display made up of packages of Worcester Salt, with the company name written in large lettering over the panels of the lantern room portion of the structure. Three men are posed at the bottom of the lighthouse near the door, and one man is posed on the balcony. The display was apparently used for a fair held in Boston in 1897. Though we could not find another example of this image or display, the 1897 "Boston Food Fair" is referenced in Emil Braun's The Baker's Book: A Practical Hand Book of the Baking Industry in all Countries. 1903.

This lot is located in Cincinnati.

Print with toning/discolored edges and areas. Mount with significant adhesive residue around edges from a previous mat.

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CHICKERING, Elmer (1857-1915), photographer. Advertisement photograph featuring the Worcester Salt Co. lighthouse display at the Boston Food Fair. Boston, MA: 1897.

Visions of America: The Stephen White Collection

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CHICKERING, Elmer (1857-1915), photographer. Advertisement photograph featuring the Worcester Salt Co. lighthouse display at the Boston Food Fair. Boston, MA: 1897.