Empire Sewing Machine Co., New York / Henry Seibert & Bros., general lithographers and power press printers, N.Y. – Vintage Print
(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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Few images capture their era like this antique lithograph of Empire Sewing Machine Co., New York / Henry Seibert & Bros., general lithographers and power press printers, N.Y.. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Empire Sewing Machine Co., New York / Henry Seibert & Bros., general lithographers and power press printers, N.Y.
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Few advertisers in 1870 could match the pull of a major public works project, and this color lithograph ties the Brooklyn Bridge, then under construction over the East River, to the Empire Sewing Machine Company of New York. Engineer John A. Roebling had designed the bridge and begun work in 1869, but he died that summer from tetanus after an injury at the site. His son Washington took over the project and saw it through to completion in 1883. Printed by Henry Seibert & Bros., a firm known for commercial lithography, the piece shows how manufacturers borrowed the excitement of civic achievement to sell everyday goods.
| Created / published | c1870. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph, color. |
| Genre | Advertisements 1870.Lithographs Color 1870. |
| Notes | Copyright by Empire Sewing Machine Company. Published in: Viewpoints; a selection from the pictorial collections of the Library of Congress .... Washington : Library of Congress ..., 1975, no. 117. |
| Subjects | Sewing machines--1870. Suspension bridges--New York (State)--New York--1870. Brooklyn Bridge (New York, N.Y.)--1870. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,672 × 3,801 px · prints to 16 × 13 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-220063 |
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