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Burnet House ; Hôtel Burnet, Cincinnati, Ohio / A. Forbriger, Lith. ; Onken's Lithography, Cincinnati. – Vintage Wall Art

Burnet House ; Hôtel Burnet, Cincinnati, Ohio / A. Forbriger, Lith. ; Onken's Lithography, Cincinnati., [Cincinnati] : Onken's Lithography, [between 1850 and 1860] — antique lithograph
Burnet House ; Hôtel Burnet, Cincinnati, Ohio / A. Forbriger, Lith. ; Onken's Lithography, Cincinnati., [Cincinnati] : Onken's Lithography, [between 1850 and 1860]. Antique lithograph from the Ohio 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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Burnet House ; Hôtel Burnet, Cincinnati, Ohio / A. Forbriger, Lith. ; Onken's Lithography, Cincinnati. 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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Burnet House ; Hôtel Burnet, Cincinnati, Ohio / A. Forbriger, Lith. ; Onken's Lithography, Cincinnati.

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The Burnet House was one of the grand hotels of antebellum Cincinnati, and this hand-colored lithograph shows it as its builders wanted it seen: a large, orderly façade meant to signal the city's commercial confidence. The print was issued by Onken's Lithography of Cincinnati, a firm known for city views in the 1850s, and the artist credit to A. Forbriger points to the skilled draftsmanship that made such views popular with travelers and local buyers. Hotels like the Burnet were central to a river city that was growing fast as a hub for trade and steamboat traffic. Notice the hand coloring, which was applied by hand to each impression and gives the building and street a lively, individual finish.

Created / published[Cincinnati] : Onken's Lithography, [between 1850 and 1860]
Medium1 print : lithograph, hand-colored.
GenreLithographs Hand-colored 1850-1860.
SubjectsHotels--Ohio--Cincinnati--1850-1860.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,721 × 3,820 px · prints to 16 × 13 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-220865

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