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The most popular restaurant in the world / Dalrymple.

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Illustration shows Uncle Sam labeled "Trade Balance" carrying a large tray with many food products that constitute American agricultural exports; seated around an L-shaped table are representatives from nations around the world, some are identified: "China, Asia, Africa, Russia, Germany, England, Spain, France, Austria, Turkey, Brazil, Mexico, Servia, [and] Norway," each is demanding food. A sign on the wall states "Cafe Yankee - If you don't see what you want call for it." John Bull, representing "England," sits at the head of the table, holding a long list labeled "Bill of Fare - U.S. Restaurant."

Alois Senefelder, the inventor of lithography, introduced the subject of colored lithography in 1818. Printers in other countries, such as France and England, were also started producing color prints. The first American chromolithograph—a portrait of Reverend F. W. P. Greenwood—was created by William Sharp in 1840. Chromolithographs became so popular in American culture that the era has been labeled as "chromo civilization". During the Victorian times, chromolithographs populated children's and fine arts publications, as well as advertising art, in trade cards, labels, and posters. They were also used for advertisements, popular prints, and medical or scientific books.

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01/01/1901
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Dalrymple, Louis, 1866-1905, artist
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Library of Congress
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