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Providence and Stonington Steamship Co's. steamer, Rhode Island – Vintage Wall Art

Providence and Stonington Steamship Co's. steamer, Rhode Island, New York : Published by Currier & Ives, [between 1856 and 1907] — antique lithograph
Providence and Stonington Steamship Co's. steamer, Rhode Island, New York : Published by Currier & Ives, [between 1856 and 1907]. Antique lithograph from the Steamboats 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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Step back in time with Providence and Stonington Steamship Co's. steamer, Rhode Island, an antique lithograph rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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Providence and Stonington Steamship Co's. steamer, Rhode Island

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The steamer *Rhode Island* stands out on the board for its owner, the Providence and Stonington Steamship Company, which ran passenger boats across Long Island Sound between New York and southern New England. Its route linked New York with Stonington, Connecticut, where passengers continued by rail to Providence and Boston, so the ship was part of a fast travel network that carried many commuters and travelers in the mid-nineteenth century. Currier & Ives produced hundreds of steamboat views like this one, and many were sold as keepsakes to passengers and shipping enthusiasts. The print is signed with the initials "G.M." on the image, and its hand coloring gives the paddle wheels, smoke, and water a lively, detailed finish.

Created / publishedNew York : Published by Currier & Ives, [between 1856 and 1907]
Medium1 print : lithograph, hand-colored.
GenreLithographs 1850-1910.
NotesArtist: G.M. (signature on image). Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 5387
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,104 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-175037

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