View of Rush St. bridge & c. from Nortons Block River St. E. Whitefield's views of Chicago / from nature by E. Whitefield ; lith. & printed by Chas. Shober, Chicago. – Historic Photograph 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 rare antique lithograph captures View of Rush St. bridge & c. from Nortons Block River St. E. Whitefield's views of Chicago / from nature by E. Whitefield ; lith. & printed by Chas. Shober, Chicago. in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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View of Rush St. bridge & c. from Nortons Block River St. E. Whitefield's views of Chicago / from nature by E. Whitefield ; lith. & printed by Chas. Shober, Chicago.
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Rush Street bridge crosses the Chicago River in this color lithograph, which is seen from Norton's Block on River Street with vessels crowding the water below. Issued about 1861 by E. Whitefield from Rufus Blanchard's shop and printed by Charles Shober, it belongs to a series of city views that recorded Chicago during its rapid growth as a grain and lumber port. Bridges of this kind swung open to let masted ships pass, so the mix of spans and rigging shows how the river served as the city's main working street.
| Created / published | Chicago : Publ. by E. Whitefield at Rufus Blanchard's, c1861. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph, color. |
| Genre | Lithographs Color 1860-1870. |
| Subjects | Waterfronts--Illinois--Chicago--1860-1870. Bridges--Illinois--Chicago--1860-1870. Vessels--Illinois--Chicago--1860-1870. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,438 × 1,150 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-216453 |
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