Houston, Texas, Birdseye View, 1891 – Vintage Wall Art
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This historic image of Houston, Texas, Birdseye View, 1891 brings a moment of history to your wall. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.
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. Snapshots of the Past, founded in 2001, has served tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
Houston, Texas, Birdseye View, 1891
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Houston in 1891 is shown from above, a bird's-eye perspective that lets the viewer take in the whole town at once: its street grid, its rail lines, and the bayou that wound through the settlement. Maps and views like this were popular in the late nineteenth century, when artists drew cities from high vantage points to advertise growth and attract investment. By this date Houston had become a major rail hub, with several lines converging on the city after the 1850s, which helps explain the dense network of tracks and depots worth noticing in the scene.
| Original scan | 5,941 × 3,647 px · prints to 20 × 12 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | tif08989_HoustonTexaslookingsouth1891 |
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