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J.O. Whitehouse's boot and shoe factory, Poughkeepsie, N.Y. / The Major & Knapp Engr. Mf'g & Lith. Co., N.Y. – Vintage Print

J.O. Whitehouse's boot and shoe factory, Poughkeepsie, N.Y. / The Major & Knapp Engr. Mf'g & Lith. Co., N.Y., New York : [187-] — antique lithograph
J.O. Whitehouse's boot and shoe factory, Poughkeepsie, N.Y. / The Major & Knapp Engr. Mf'g & Lith. Co., N.Y., New York : [187-]. Antique lithograph from the White House 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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J.O. Whitehouse's boot and shoe factory, Poughkeepsie, N.Y. / The Major & Knapp Engr. Mf'g & Lith. Co., N.Y. comes to life in this antique lithograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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J.O. Whitehouse's boot and shoe factory, Poughkeepsie, N.Y. / The Major & Knapp Engr. Mf'g & Lith. Co., N.Y.

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J.O. Whitehouse's boot and shoe factory in Poughkeepsie, New York, appears here with carts and wagons drawn up around it, suggesting a busy operation that moved materials in and finished goods out. The color lithograph was issued by Major & Knapp, a New York firm known for commercial views of factories and businesses in the 1870s, when such prints often served as advertisements and keepsakes for their owners. Poughkeepsie, a river town on the Hudson, was a manufacturing center at the time, and shoemaking was among its trades. The print is dated only to the 1870s, so its exact year is uncertain.

Created / publishedNew York : [187-]
Medium1 print : lithograph, color.
GenreLithographs Color 1870-1880.
Notes.
SubjectsShoe industry--New York (State)--Poughkeepsie--1870-1880. Factories--New York (State)--Poughkeepsie--1870-1880. Carts & wagons--New York (State)--Poughkeepsie--1870-1880.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,096 × 3,259 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-188206

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