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- The Print, "Dance in a Country Tavern," Offered for Sale in "The Old Print Shop Portfolio" Catalog, December 1948 - In the late 1810s, German-born Philadelphia artist John Lewis Krimmel (1786-1821) depicted the people and events at a country tavern. Krimmel's richly detailed portrait holds many clues to the lives of Americans in the early republic. Printmakers created prints of this drawing years after Krimmel's death.
- December 01, 1948
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The Print, "Dance in a Country Tavern," Offered for Sale in "The Old Print Shop Portfolio" Catalog, December 1948
In the late 1810s, German-born Philadelphia artist John Lewis Krimmel (1786-1821) depicted the people and events at a country tavern. Krimmel's richly detailed portrait holds many clues to the lives of Americans in the early republic. Printmakers created prints of this drawing years after Krimmel's death.
- Print, Assassination of President LIncoln, 1865-1870 - Before the existence of newspaper photos and television, lithographs helped people to understand the tragic event of President Abraham Lincoln's death in April 1865. This shows the assassin escaping after shooting President Lincoln at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C., on April 14, 1865. Printmakers produced various versions of this event, based on verbal reports.
- April 14, 1865
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Print, Assassination of President LIncoln, 1865-1870
Before the existence of newspaper photos and television, lithographs helped people to understand the tragic event of President Abraham Lincoln's death in April 1865. This shows the assassin escaping after shooting President Lincoln at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C., on April 14, 1865. Printmakers produced various versions of this event, based on verbal reports.
- Lithograph, "Last Moments of President LIncoln," 1865 - Abraham Lincoln's assassination in April 1865 plunged Americans into deep mourning. Before the existence of newspaper photos and television, lithographs helped people to understand the tragic event. This print depicts a room of the Petersen House, where the president died, across the street from Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. Not all of these people were actually in the room the morning Lincoln died.
- April 15, 1865
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Lithograph, "Last Moments of President LIncoln," 1865
Abraham Lincoln's assassination in April 1865 plunged Americans into deep mourning. Before the existence of newspaper photos and television, lithographs helped people to understand the tragic event. This print depicts a room of the Petersen House, where the president died, across the street from Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. Not all of these people were actually in the room the morning Lincoln died.
- Lithograph, "San Mateo Ferry, Bolivia," circa 1855 -
- circa 1855
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Lithograph, "San Mateo Ferry, Bolivia," circa 1855
- Lithograph, "Cervus Virginianus, Pennant. Common American Deer, Fawn," 1845 -
- 1845
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Lithograph, "Cervus Virginianus, Pennant. Common American Deer, Fawn," 1845
- Lithograph, "Grand Canal Celebration, Fire Department," November 4, 1825 - The Erie Canal connected the Hudson River and New York City with Lake Erie and the Upper Midwest. Its completion in 1825 was cause for grand celebrations up and down the canal's 363-mile length. This lithograph shows a fire department participating in a parade to commemorate the canal's opening.
- November 04, 1825
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Lithograph, "Grand Canal Celebration, Fire Department," November 4, 1825
The Erie Canal connected the Hudson River and New York City with Lake Erie and the Upper Midwest. Its completion in 1825 was cause for grand celebrations up and down the canal's 363-mile length. This lithograph shows a fire department participating in a parade to commemorate the canal's opening.
- Steel Engraving, "City of Louisville," circa 1870 - This circa 1870 steel engraving shows the city of Louisville, Kentucky, from a point across the Ohio River. Founded in 1780, Louisville grew rapidly into a major shipping port along the river, and this steel railroad bridge was the first to span the Ohio River in Louisville.
- circa 1872
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Steel Engraving, "City of Louisville," circa 1870
This circa 1870 steel engraving shows the city of Louisville, Kentucky, from a point across the Ohio River. Founded in 1780, Louisville grew rapidly into a major shipping port along the river, and this steel railroad bridge was the first to span the Ohio River in Louisville.
- Lithograph, "The Dairy Farm," circa 1874 -
- circa 1874
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Lithograph, "The Dairy Farm," circa 1874
- Lithograph by Currier & Ives, "The Roadside Mill," 1870 -
- 1870
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Lithograph by Currier & Ives, "The Roadside Mill," 1870
- "Amerikanischen Postwagen" (American Stage Coach, 1800-1810), Lithograph, circa 1815 - Stage wagons were light and open, though not as comfortable as later Concord stagecoaches. They could go about five miles per hour, barring bad weather or road obstructions. The gaily painted signboards of roadside taverns beckoned weary travelers, promising rest, meals, and a chance to catch up on news. Stage wagon drivers used the stop to care for their horses.
- 1800-1810
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"Amerikanischen Postwagen" (American Stage Coach, 1800-1810), Lithograph, circa 1815
Stage wagons were light and open, though not as comfortable as later Concord stagecoaches. They could go about five miles per hour, barring bad weather or road obstructions. The gaily painted signboards of roadside taverns beckoned weary travelers, promising rest, meals, and a chance to catch up on news. Stage wagon drivers used the stop to care for their horses.