New York - Welcome to the land of freedom - An ocean steamer passing the Statue of Liberty: Scene on the steerage deck / from a sketch by a staff artist. – 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 New York - Welcome to the land of freedom - An ocean steamer passing the Statue of Liberty: Scene on the steerage deck / from a sketch by a staff artist. in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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New York - Welcome to the land of freedom - An ocean steamer passing the Statue of Liberty: Scene on the steerage deck / from a sketch by a staff artist.
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Passengers crowd the steerage deck of an ocean steamer as it passes the Statue of Liberty in this wood engraving, made from a staff artist's sketch and published across two pages of *Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper* on July 2, 1887. The statue had been dedicated less than a year earlier, in October 1886, and for many people traveling in steerage it was their first sight of New York. Castle Garden at the Battery was then the main depot where arriving immigrants were processed before they entered the city.
| Created / published | 1887 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (2 pages) : wood engraving. |
| Genre | Periodical illustrations 1880-1890.Wood engravings 1880-1890. |
| Notes | Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, 1887 July 2, pp. 324-325. |
| Subjects | Statue of Liberty (New York, N.Y.)--1880-1890. Passengers--United States--1880-1890. Immigrants--United States--1880-1890. Emigration & immigration--United States--1880-1890. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,096 × 3,267 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-190055 |
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