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On the Mississippi, ca. 1869

Item

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Title

On the Mississippi, ca. 1869

Description

A Currier & Ives lithograph of the steamboat Mayflower, circa 1869. Printmakers Nathaniel Currier and James Merrit Ives produced some of the most popular American art of the 19th century. The company specialized in publishing inexpensive hand-colored lithographic prints for the growing American middle class.

Source

Print Collection, The Filson Historical Society
Medium Prints - Subjects - Boats/Steamboats

Date

Identifier

PR170.0025

Coverage

Citation

Currier, Nathaniel and James Merritt Ives, “On the Mississippi, ca. 1869,” The Filson Historical Society Digital Projects, accessed May 12, 2024, https://filsonhistorical.omeka.net/items/show/296.