Emigrants crossing the plains / F.O.C. Darley, fecit ; H.B. Hall, Jr. sc. – Antique 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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This antique engraving of Emigrants crossing the plains / F.O.C. Darley, fecit ; H.B. Hall, Jr. sc. brings a moment of history to your wall. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Emigrants crossing the plains / F.O.C. Darley, fecit ; H.B. Hall, Jr. sc.
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Oxen hauling covered wagons across open plains give this engraving its particular focus, setting it apart from other emigrant scenes. Felix Octavius Carr Darley made the design, and Henry Bryan Hall Jr. engraved it for D. Appleton & Co. of New York around 1869, the year the first transcontinental railroad was completed. By then the overland trails to California and Oregon, once crossed by wagon trains over several months, were giving way to the rails, so the picture shows a migration already passing into memory.
| Created / published | New York : D. Appleton & Co., c1869. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : engraving, color. |
| Genre | Engravings Color 1860-1870. |
| Subjects | Ox teams--United States--1860-1870. Emigration & immigration--United States--1860-1870. Covered wagons--United States--1860-1870. Pioneers--1860-1870. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,434 × 1,152 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-216730 |
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