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The fatal leap of a horse over a bridge at St. Cloud, Minn., with a sleigh containing Rev. Mr. Calhoun and wife – Historic Reproduction

The fatal leap of a horse over a bridge at St. Cloud, Minn., with a sleigh containing Rev. Mr. Calhoun and wife, 1859 — antique engraving
The fatal leap of a horse over a bridge at St. Cloud, Minn., with a sleigh containing Rev. Mr. Calhoun and wife, 1859. Antique engraving from the Horses collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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This antique engraving of The fatal leap of a horse over a bridge at St. Cloud, Minn., with a sleigh containing Rev. Mr. Calhoun and wife brings a moment of history to your wall. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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In this wood engraving, a horse is shown leaping over a bridge at St. Cloud, Minnesota, drawing a sleigh that carries the Rev. Mr. Calhoun and his wife. It appeared in Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper on April 2, 1859, a weekly that used engravings like this to show readers distant events they could not see firsthand. The paper was known for dramatic scenes of accidents and disasters, and this print fits that taste. The details come from an unverified caption card, so the account of the fatal leap is best read as the newspaper's version of events.

Created / published1859
Medium1 print : wood engraving.
NotesIllus. in: Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, 1859 April 2. This record contains unverified data from caption card.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,138 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-108091

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