Pork packing in Cincinnati / H. F. Farny del. ; AF[?] C. – Vintage Print
![Pork packing in Cincinnati / H. F. Farny del. ; AF[?] C., Cincinnati, O. : Chromo lith. and published by Ehrgott & Krebs, c1873. — antique lithograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/1d/1ddc73f3e0aa-L.webp)
(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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Pork packing in Cincinnati / H. F. Farny del. ; AF[?] C. 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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Cincinnati's pork trade earned it the nickname "Porkopolis," and this chromolithograph shows the industry as its packers chose to present it: a colorful cartoon of the kind the city's pork packers' association sent to the International Exposition at Vienna in 1873. Drawn by H. F. Farny and published by the Cincinnati firm Ehrgott & Krebs, the print turns a meatpacking operation into a bright, almost festive scene meant to advertise the city's output to the world. Its wide circulation and the library's record of two impressions, one in color and one in black and white, show how seriously the trade used such images to promote its name abroad.
| Created / published | Cincinnati, O. : Chromo lith. and published by Ehrgott & Krebs, c1873. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : chromolithograph. |
| Genre | Chromolithographs Color 1870-1880. |
| Notes | 5999D U.S. Copyright Office. Title from item. Chromo-lithograph of the cartoons exhibited by the Cincinnati Pork Packers' Association, at the International Exposition, at Vienna. Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1873 by Ehrgott & Krebs in the Office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington, D.C. Library has two impressions, one color and b&w. DLC B&w impressions were submitted for copyright ; both lack title. DLC |
| Subjects | Pork--1870-1880. Packing plants--1870-1880. Meat industry--1870-1880. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,118 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-176630 |
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