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English: A lithographic poster for one of the many American productions of H.M.S. Pinafore, mostly unlicenced.
Français : Affiche lithographique pour l'une des nombreuses mises en scènes de l'opérette H.M.S. Pinafore.
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Source Library of Congress
Author A.S. Seer's Print
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Further work, sharpening, bring out text

Library of Congress information:

TITLE: H.M.S. Pinafore
CALL NUMBER: POS - TH - OPT .H47, no. 3 (C size) <P&P>[P&P]
REPRODUCTION NUMBER: LC-USZ62-69760 (b&w film copy neg.)
RIGHTS INFORMATION: No known restrictions on publication.
MEDIUM: 1 print (poster) : lithograph, b&w ; 61 x 49 cm.
CREATED/PUBLISHED: N.Y. : A.S. Seer's Print, [1879]
CREATOR: A.S. Seer Print.


This is a retouched picture, which means that it has been digitally altered from its original version. Modifications: slight sharpen (but it's a lithograph, so it shouldn't be too sharp!), tilt correction, levels adjustment, slight desaturation to make up for the levels adjustment making it very yellow..

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09:54, 8 June 2008Thumbnail for version as of 09:54, 8 June 20081,820 × 2,160 (6.65 MB)Adam Cuerden (talk | contribs){{Information |Description={{en|1=A lithographic poster for one of the many American productions of H.M.S. Pinafore, mostly unlicenced.}} |Source=Library of Congress |Author=A.S. Seer's Print |Date=1879 |Permission={{PD-Old}} {{PD-US}} |other_versions= }}

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