Vintage Americana Print - Celebrated Plough horse Captain Lewis – Vintage Print
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This historic print of Vintage Americana Print - Celebrated Plough horse Captain Lewis brings a moment of history to your wall. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.
The framed print arrives ready to hang; the unframed option suits custom framing. Perfect for a home, office, library or classroom wall, and a gift with a story behind it. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Since 2001, Snapshots of the Past has shipped historic prints to tens of thousands of customers around the world.
Vintage Americana Print - Celebrated Plough horse Captain Lewis
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A plough horse named Captain Lewis is the subject here, singled out as a celebrated animal in its own right rather than as a farm generic. Printed portraits of notable horses like this one were common in the nineteenth century, when breeders and agricultural societies prized strong, well-bred draft animals and used images to promote them. Such prints often circulated at county fairs, in farm journals, and in breeders' catalogs, where a horse's build and bearing were meant to speak for its owner's stock. Because the record offers few specifics, the print is best read as a window onto that culture of rural pride and animal husbandry.
| Subjects | Historic Print Archive |
|---|---|
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,118 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-174183 |
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