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Columbian Exposition Souvenir

Published November 24, 2017 Updated May 13, 2023

Columbian Exposition Souvenir playing cards, G.W. Clark, Chicago, 1893.

1893 USA G.W. Clark Triplicate Columbus Exposition Souvenir

Columbian Exposition Souvenir playing cards, copyrighted by G.W. Clark, Chicago, 1893. The reverse depicts the Landing of Columbus in an ornamental frame, whilst all the face cards feature coloured sketches of the fair with miniature playing cards (triplicates) in the upper-left and lower-right corners serving as indices, with the value of the card shown at the top and bottom.

Columbian Exposition Souvenir playing cards, G.W. Clark, Chicago, 1893


Columbian Exposition Souvenir playing cards, G.W. Clark, Chicago, 1893

Above: Columbian Exposition Souvenir playing cards, G.W. Clark, Chicago, 1893. The joker shows two medallions and the words "Columbian Souvenir Playing Cards".

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