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The high bridge at Harlem, N.Y. – Historic Reproduction

The high bridge at Harlem, N.Y., New York : Published by N. Currier, c1849. — antique lithograph
The high bridge at Harlem, N.Y., New York : Published by N. Currier, c1849.. Antique lithograph from the New York City 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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This antique lithograph of The high bridge at Harlem, N.Y. brings a moment of history to your wall. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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The High Bridge spanning the Harlem River was the first major bridge to carry Croton Aqueduct water into New York City, and this hand-colored lithograph shows it as a point of civic pride in the late 1840s. Built in the 1840s to bring fresh water south from the Croton Reservoir, the stone arches rose high above the river and the surrounding woods, making the bridge a popular destination for visitors from the city. Nathaniel Currier's firm produced many such views of American landmarks for a mass market, and this one was issued around 1849, when the aqueduct system was a source of local boosterism. Its bright coloring and idealized scenery reflect the period's taste for picturesque engineering.

Created / publishedNew York : Published by N. Currier, c1849.
Medium1 print : lithograph, hand-colored.
GenreLithographs Hand-colored 1840-1850.
NotesCurrier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 3039
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,686 × 1,252 px · prints to 6 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-174684

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