Charles B. Stuart, civil engineer / W.L. Ormsby, sc. – Historic Reproduction
![Charles B. Stuart, civil engineer / W.L. Ormsby, sc., [between 1850 and 1880] — antique engraving](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/f6/f63513a11e5a-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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Few images capture their era like this antique engraving of Charles B. Stuart, civil engineer / W.L. Ormsby, sc.. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Charles B. Stuart, civil engineer / W.L. Ormsby, sc.
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Charles B. Stuart, a civil engineer who lived from 1814 to 1881, is the sole subject of this engraved portrait, made by W.L. Ormsby at some point between 1850 and 1880. In those decades, American engineers were building canals, railroads, and bridges that tied the growing country together, and portraits like this one often served as a record of a professional's standing. Engravings of this kind were produced on copper or steel plates and printed on paper, a method that was the main way to reproduce a likeness in print before photographic halftone reproduction became common.
| Created / published | [between 1850 and 1880] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : engraving. |
| Genre | Portrait prints 1850-1880.Engravings 1850-1880. |
| Subjects | Stuart, Charles B. (Charles Beebe),--1814-1881. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 897 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-165479 |
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