[The thaw is on] – Vintage Wall Art
![[The thaw is on], 1914 Mar. 17 [publication date] — historic drawing](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/59/59f591bc31a6-L.webp)
(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 thaw is on], a historic drawing rich in period detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
Framed, it is ready for the wall; unframed, it is ready for the frame you choose. Perfect for a home, office, library or classroom wall, and a gift with a story behind it. 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 thaw is on]
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.
Drawn for the Rochester Herald and published March 17, 1914, this editorial cartoon ties a spring thaw to Rochester's flood worries.
| Created / published | 1914 Mar. 17 [publication date] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 drawing : India ink over pencil on bristol board ; 47.9 x 38.8 cm. (sheet) |
| Genre | Drawings American 1910-1920.Editorial cartoons American 1910-1920.Periodical illustrations American 1910-1920. |
| Notes | Inscribed in pencil below image: The Spring Thaw. Inscribed on sign upper right: If we don't get the big rains that we had last Spring there will be no danger of a flood. Local Weather Bureau. No copyright information found with item. Signed, lower center: Clubb 14 / [club logogram]. Title from The Rochester herald. Bequest and gift; Caroline and Erwin Swann; 1974; (DLC/PP-1974:232.916) Published in: The Rochester Herald, March 17, 1914. |
| Subjects | Floods--New York (State)--Rochester--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,243 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-156101 |
More from the Historic Print Archive 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.
