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From the old to the new world - German emigrants for New York embarking on a Hamburg steamer – Vintage Print

From the old to the new world - German emigrants for New York embarking on a Hamburg steamer, 1874 — antique engraving
From the old to the new world - German emigrants for New York embarking on a Hamburg steamer, 1874. Antique engraving from the New York City 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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This wood engraving shows German emigrants boarding a steamer bound from Hamburg for New York, a scene the artist set against the crowded departure that the title's "old world" and "new world" frame. Published in Harper's Weekly in November 1874, it reflects a period when Hamburg was one of the main European departure ports for passengers crossing the Atlantic, and when steamships had largely replaced sailing vessels on that route. Scenes like this one, with families, luggage, and crowded decks, were a common subject for illustrated weeklies that were covering the steady flow of immigrants arriving in New York.

Created / published1874
Medium1 print : wood engraving.
GenrePeriodical illustrations 1870-1880.Wood engravings 1870-1880.
NotesIllus. in: Harper's weekly, 1874 Nov. 7, pp. 916-917.
SubjectsEmigration & immigration--United States--1870-1880.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,096 × 3,272 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-177237

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