The city of St. Louis / sketched & drawn on stone by Parsons & Atwater. – Historic 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.)
Description
Step back in time with The city of St. Louis / sketched & drawn on stone by Parsons & Atwater., an antique lithograph rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
Order it framed and ready to hang, or unframed to match a frame you already love. A conversation-starting piece for home, office, or as a meaningful gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Since 2001, Snapshots of the Past has shipped historic prints to tens of thousands of customers around the world.
The city of St. Louis / sketched & drawn on stone by Parsons & Atwater.
Order a print
Thank you. Your order went through, and a receipt is on its way by email.
Secure checkout · SSL encryptedPowered by Stripe and PayPal
Free shipping in the lower 48 states. The checkout page shows the picture, size and price before you pay.
The viewpoint hangs above the Mississippi, where steamboats crowd the St. Louis levee in a sweeping bird's-eye panorama. Parsons & Atwater drew the scene on stone, and Currier & Ives published it in New York around 1874, when the firm was issuing many city views for a public eager to see American towns from above. St. Louis was then one of the busiest river ports in the country, and its growth depended heavily on river commerce, so the boats and wharves are the real subject here. The riverfront rewards a close look.
| Created / published | New York : Published by Currier & Ives, c1874. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph, color. ; 57 x 83 cm. (image with accompanying text) |
| Genre | Bird's-eye view prints 1870-1880.Cityscape prints 1870-1880.Lithographs Color 1870-1880. |
| Notes | Copyright by Currier & Ives. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 1235 LC Panoramic maps (2nd ed.), 438.3 |
| Subjects | Waterfronts--Missouri--Saint Louis--1870-1880. Steamboats--Missouri--Saint Louis--1870-1880. Saint Louis (Mo.)--1870-1880.United States--Missouri--Saint Louis. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,470 × 1,161 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-216229 |
More from the St. Louis collection
Snapshots of the Past helps heritage brands, museums, historians and storytellers tell stories with history: historic prints, image licensing and historical storytelling drawn from more than 25 years of research and curation.
![[Eero Saarinen posed by a model of the St. Louis, Mo., Gateway Arch] / Michael A. Vaccaro.](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/7e/7ea5c633e064-400.webp)
![[Going on board the St. Louis to welcome Li Hung Chang]](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/00/0040fa7a5588-400.webp)