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The sleigh race – Historic Reproduction

The sleigh race, New York : Published by N. Currier, c1848. — antique lithograph
The sleigh race, New York : Published by N. Currier, c1848.. Antique lithograph from the Historic Print Archive 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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The sleigh race comes to life in this antique lithograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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Two sleighs racing along a snowy road form the subject of this hand-colored lithograph, published in New York by N. Currier around 1848. Currier ran one of the busiest print shops of the period, producing inexpensive scenes of American life that reached households across the country. Sleigh racing was a popular winter pastime in the northern states, and prints like this one let viewers who never joined a race share in its excitement. Each sheet was colored by hand after printing, so the finished look varied from copy to copy.

Created / publishedNew York : Published by N. Currier, c1848.
Medium1 print : lithograph, hand-colored.
GenreLithographs Hand-colored 1840-1850.
NotesCurrier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 5949
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,214 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-110753

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