Calligraphic Award for "Fast Walking" in Chicago in 1869

by HOPKINS, Walter P.

$1,500 · Offered by Between the Covers

Chicago: 1869. Unbound. Calligraphic document on paper. Matted to 1¾" x 10½", framed and glazed. About fine. Beautifully written document with letters highlighted and lined in red and gilt, awarded to Walter P. Hopkins for his triumph in a walking race in 1869 at the Wabash Avenue Rink. The text..... More

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