Industrial and Daily Life in Pittsburg - Published in The Graphic, 1876.
€ 220
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Date
1876
Sheet size
40.5 × 29.5 cm (15.9 × 11.6 in)
Reference
BG-13839-4
What the condition grades mean
Excellent
Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
Very good
Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
Good
Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
Fair
Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.
Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.
Condition
Good, given age. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Minor foxing (small brown spots) can be seen in a few areas, but they do not detract from the overall image. Please study scans carefully.
About this sheet
Pittsburgh's rivers and markets in two views, an original wood engraving with hand color from The Graphic, a London illustrated weekly, December 2, 1876. The page is headed "The Graphic" and the series title "Our Artist in the United States, VIII. Pittsburg" runs above the upper image, with the page number at the right.
The upper view, "Ohio and Monongahela steamboats, Pittsburg", shows a row of sternwheelers and river steamers moored along the landing, their tall paired smokestacks pouring black smoke into the sky. Dockhands handle barrels and goods on the paved levee in the foreground, a horse and cart wait at the right, and a hillside rises behind. Below, "A fruit market at Pittsburg" is a busy street scene with awnings, baskets and stalls piled with produce, townspeople of all ages in the crowd, a small dog in the foreground, and tall brick commercial buildings with shop signs, among them a "Boots & Shoes" store, lining the street behind.
The Graphic's "Our Artist in the United States" series sent a British artist through American cities in 1876, the centennial year, and the Pittsburgh page set the city's river trade and smoke beside its everyday commerce.
