The world's railroad scene / Swain & Lewis, des. & lith. 103 State, Chicago. – Vintage 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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Step back in time with The world's railroad scene / Swain & Lewis, des. & lith. 103 State, Chicago., an antique lithograph rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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The world's railroad scene / Swain & Lewis, des. & lith. 103 State, Chicago.
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The print's most distinctive feature is its pairing of a globe with railroad imagery, which fits its title, *The world's railroad scene*, and suggests rail travel reaching across the whole earth. The subjects name the Illinois Central Railroad, whose main line ran south from Chicago toward New Orleans, and the locomotives and passengers tie the image to that company's Illinois routes. Chicago lithographers produced many colorful advertising and display prints in the 1880s, when chromolithography was especially popular. The record leaves Charles I. Felthousen's role unclear, as either artist or copyright claimant.
| Created / published | c1882. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : chromolithograph. |
| Genre | Chromolithographs Color 1880-1890. |
| Notes | 14132 U.S. Copyright Office. Title from item. Copyright 1882. The role of Charles I. Felthousen is unclear, he may be the artist and/or the copyright claimant. DLC |
| Subjects | Illinois Central Railroad Company--1880-1890. Railroads--Illinois--1880-1890. Railroad locomotives--Illinois--1880-1890. Passengers--Illinois--1880-1890. Globes--1880-1890. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,145 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-109430 |
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