The far west - shooting buffalo on the line of the Kansas-Pacific Railroad / Bghs. – Historic Reproduction
(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 rare antique engraving captures The far west - shooting buffalo on the line of the Kansas-Pacific Railroad / Bghs. in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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The far west - shooting buffalo on the line of the Kansas-Pacific Railroad / Bghs.
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Few images from the early railroad era show the bison hunt as directly as this wood engraving, which depicts passengers and hunters firing from the line of the Kansas Pacific Railroad. Published in Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper on June 3, 1871, it reflects the period when railroad companies advertised the Plains as a destination for sport, and when the railroad's passage across the grasslands was rapidly reducing the great herds. The engraving was made for a mass-circulation weekly, so its scene of hunters taking aim from a moving train reached a broad readership eager to read about the frontier.
| Created / published | 1871 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : wood engraving. |
| Genre | Periodical illustrations 1870-1880.Wood engravings 1870-1880. |
| Notes | Title from item. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, v. 32, no. 818 (1871 June 3), p. 193. |
| Subjects | Kansas Pacific Railway Company--1870-1880. Bison hunting--Great Plains--1870-1880. Railroads--Great Plains--1870-1880. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,096 × 3,306 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-209427 |
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