Niagara elevator, Buffalo, N.Y. / Sage, Sons & Co. Lith. Print'g and Man'fg Co., Buffalo, N.Y. – Antique Print
![Niagara elevator, Buffalo, N.Y. / Sage, Sons & Co. Lith. Print'g and Man'fg Co., Buffalo, N.Y., Buffalo, N.Y. : Sage, Sons & Co. Lith., [187-] — antique lithograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/2d/2d1bb5987e4c-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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This rare antique lithograph captures Niagara elevator, Buffalo, N.Y. / Sage, Sons & Co. Lith. Print'g and Man'fg Co., Buffalo, N.Y. in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Niagara elevator, Buffalo, N.Y. / Sage, Sons & Co. Lith. Print'g and Man'fg Co., Buffalo, N.Y.
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The name on this color lithograph, the Niagara elevator, points to one of the grain storage houses that gave Buffalo its reputation as a Great Lakes port. By the 1870s, grain arriving from the Midwest by lake and canal was lifted into these tall buildings and moved out again by ship, and the print pairs the elevator with the vessels that carried its cargo. Sage, Sons & Co. was a Buffalo lithography firm, so the work also reflects the city's commercial printing trade. Prints like this were often sold as views of local business and industry, and today they record how the waterfront looked during the period.
| Created / published | Buffalo, N.Y. : Sage, Sons & Co. Lith., [187-] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph, color. |
| Genre | Lithographs Color 1870-1880. |
| Subjects | Grain elevators--New York (State)--Buffalo--1870-1880. Ships--New York (State)--Buffalo--1870-1880. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,201 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-142869 |
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