Chicago, as it was – Historic Print
![Chicago, as it was, [New York] : Currier & Ives, [between 1856 and 1907] — antique lithograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/de/de2205c65672-L.webp)
(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.)
Description
This rare antique lithograph captures Chicago, as it was in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Chicago, as it was" is a hand-colored Currier & Ives lithograph published in New York, and its title invites the viewer to compare the city shown with the one that followed. Chicago grew from a small lake port into a major rail and grain center within a few decades, and the Great Fire of 1871 destroyed much of its core, so a retrospective view of the city speaks to how quickly it changed. The print is catalogued as number 1124 in the firm's catalog raisonné and was later included in an exhibition on the garment industry and American Jewry.
| Created / published | [New York] : Currier & Ives, [between 1856 and 1907] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph, hand col. |
| Genre | New York |
| Notes | Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 1124 Exhibited: A Perfect Fit: The Garment Industry and American Jewry |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,091 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-174217 |
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