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Our city, (St. Louis, Mo.) / lith. by A. Janicke & Co., St. Louis. – Antique Wall Art

Our city, (St. Louis, Mo.) / lith. by A. Janicke & Co., St. Louis., Publiched [sic] by Hagen & Pfau at the Anzeiger des Westens, c1859. — antique lithograph
Our city, (St. Louis, Mo.) / lith. by A. Janicke & Co., St. Louis., Publiched [sic] by Hagen & Pfau at the Anzeiger des Westens, c1859.. Antique lithograph from the St. Louis 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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A window into the past: Our city, (St. Louis, Mo.) / lith. by A. Janicke & Co., St. Louis., preserved in this antique lithograph. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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Our city, (St. Louis, Mo.) / lith. by A. Janicke & Co., St. Louis.

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Few views of 1850s St. Louis combine a bird's-eye panorama with a printed text panel quite like this one, which was lithographed by A. Janicke & Co. and issued by Hagen & Pfau at the *Anzeiger des Westens*, a German-language newspaper in the city. The riverfront and its steamboats are the focus, reflecting how central Mississippi River trade was to the city's growth before the Civil War. The newspaper's German-language publishing ties also point to the large German immigrant community that shaped St. Louis at the time. Because the print was made for promotion and public interest, it shows the city as its boosters wanted it seen.

Created / publishedPubliched [sic] by Hagen & Pfau at the Anzeiger des Westens, c1859.
Medium1 print : lithograph, color ; 44 x 56 cm. (image with accompanying text)
GenreCityscape prints 1850-1860.Bird's-eye view prints 1850-1860.Lithographs Color 1850-1860.
NotesCopyright by Hagen & Pfau, Missouri. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. LC Panoramic maps (2nd ed.), 438.1
SubjectsWaterfronts--Missouri--Saint Louis--1850-1860. Steamboats--Missouri--Saint Louis--1850-1860. Saint Louis (Mo.)--1850-1860.United States--Missouri--Saint Louis.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,432 × 1,151 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-217189

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