The ferry boat / F. Palmer, del. ; N. Currier Lith. N.Y. – Vintage Print
![The ferry boat / F. Palmer, del. ; N. Currier Lith. N.Y., New York : Published by N. Currier, [ca.1847] — antique lithograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/f3/f306119698ce-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.)
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A window into the past: The ferry boat / F. Palmer, del. ; N. Currier Lith. N.Y., preserved in this antique lithograph. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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The ferry boat / F. Palmer, del. ; N. Currier Lith. N.Y.
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Drawn by F. Palmer and published by Nathaniel Currier around 1847, this lithograph shows a ferry boat, a subject that spoke directly to daily life in New York. Palmer became one of the most prolific artists for Currier's firm, sketching designs that were transferred to stone and printed in large numbers as inexpensive popular pictures. Ferries carried people, horses, and goods across the harbor and nearby rivers, so many buyers would have recognized the scene at once. Images like this record a time when water crossings were central to city travel, before bridges and tunnels reshaped the region.
| Created / published | New York : Published by N. Currier, [ca.1847] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph. |
| Genre | Lithographs 1840-1850. |
| Notes | Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 2109 Exhibit loan 4122-L. |
| Subjects | Ferries--1840-1850. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,716 × 3,821 px · prints to 16 × 13 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-220286 |
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