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The Principal breeds of horses in use in North America / drawn from life, lith'd & pub'd by A. Kollner. – Antique Wall Art

The Principal breeds of horses in use in North America / drawn from life, lith'd & pub'd by A. Kollner., Philadelphia : A. Kollner, c1872. — antique lithograph
The Principal breeds of horses in use in North America / drawn from life, lith'd & pub'd by A. Kollner., Philadelphia : A. Kollner, c1872.. Antique lithograph from the Horses 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 Principal breeds of horses in use in North America / drawn from life, lith'd & pub'd by A. Kollner. brings a moment of history to your wall. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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The Principal breeds of horses in use in North America / drawn from life, lith'd & pub'd by A. Kollner.

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Rather than showing one animal, this lithograph gathers several horse breeds onto a single sheet, presenting them as a comparison of the types then working across North America. Philadelphia printer A. Kollner issued it around 1872, and the title's claim that the drawings were made from life was meant to reassure buyers seeking dependable guides to stock. In the decades after the Civil War, when horses still powered farms, freight, streetcars and cavalry, such charts helped horsemen compare draft, saddle and carriage animals.

Created / publishedPhiladelphia : A. Kollner, c1872.
Medium1 print : lithograph.
GenreLithographs 1870-1880.
SubjectsHorses--1870-1880.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,139 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-163932

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