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The emigrants farewell – Antique Wall Art

The emigrants farewell, c1883 Aug. 21. — historic print
The emigrants farewell, c1883 Aug. 21.. Historic print from the Historic Print Archive 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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A window into the past: The emigrants farewell, preserved in this historic print. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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The title, "The Emigrants' Farewell," points to a scene of departure, one of the most familiar subjects in nineteenth-century popular prints. The record dates it to about 1883 and was made for copyright deposit at the U.S. Copyright Office, so it was meant to be reproduced and sold. The shelflist card links it to Major & Knapp, a New York firm that produced lithographs and engravings, though the record notes that this attribution is unverified. Images like this one, of families leaving home for a new life abroad, reflected the large waves of European emigration of the period and the emotional weight of parting from relatives who might never return.

Created / publishedc1883 Aug. 21.
Medium1 print.
NotesO15415 U.S. Copyright Office. This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Major & Knapp.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,265 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-119888

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