Minneapolis, Minn. / Hoffman ; Chas. Shober & Co. Props. Chicago Litho. Co. – Antique Print
![Minneapolis, Minn. / Hoffman ; Chas. Shober & Co. Props. Chicago Litho. Co., Chicago : [Published by Geo. H. Ellsbury & V. Green], c1874. — antique lithograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/97/9798f0a37973-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.)
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Minneapolis, Minn. / Hoffman ; Chas. Shober & Co. Props. Chicago Litho. Co. comes to life in this antique lithograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Minneapolis, Minn. / Hoffman ; Chas. Shober & Co. Props. Chicago Litho. Co.
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Minneapolis was booming in the 1870s, and this bird's-eye view shows it from above, with the Mississippi River and the falls of St. Anthony shaping the town's layout. Hoffman drew the panorama, and the Chicago Lithographing Company printed it in color for the publishers George H. Ellsbury and V. Green, who issued it in Chicago around 1874. The city's economy then depended heavily on flour milling and lumber, industries powered by the falls, so the crowded riverfront is worth studying closely. Views like this were popular with local boosters and prospective residents, who could see streets, rail lines and factories laid out on a single sheet.
| Created / published | Chicago : [Published by Geo. H. Ellsbury & V. Green], c1874. |
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| Medium | 1 print : lithograph, color ; 45 x 74.8 cm. (image with accompanying text) |
| Genre | Bird's-eye view prints 1870-1880.Cityscape prints 1870-1880.Lithographs Color 1870-1880. |
| Notes | 13188E U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Geo. H. Ellsbury & V. Green. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. LC Panoramic maps (2nd ed.), 394.1 |
| Subjects | Minneapolis (Minn.)--1870-1880.United States--Minnesota--Minneapolis. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 851 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-114724 |
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