Five 19th C. American Woodblocks - Railroad Themes
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A wonderful ensemble of five original hand colored woodblocks depicting railroad scenes from Harper's Weekly and Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper - ca. 1873 to 1883. The collection includes: (1) "The Transportation Problem - The Pictorial Story of the Railway Monopoly - A Scene on a Western Canal and Railway - Sketched by J. Becker" Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper - October 11, 1873 (2) "Mount Sir Donald Station and Hotel at the Great Glacier of the Selkirks, British Columbia, on the Canadian Pacific Railway" Harper's Weekly, Volume XXXIII, No. 1702 (3)"The Completion of the Northern Pacific Railway - Scenes on the Line of the Road" from photos by F. Jay Haynes - Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper - September 8, 1883 (See 4 and 5 in extended description below.) Size: largest measures 21.75" L x 15.625" W (55.2 cm x 39.7 cm); 26.5" L x 19.5" W (67.3 cm x 49.5 cm) w/ mat
(4) "Across the Continent - The Frank Leslie Excursion to the Pacific Railroad. Glimpses in Wyoming, on the Route from Green River to Aspen - From Sketches of our Special Artists" Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, November 10, 1877 (5) "Across the Continent - The Frank Leslie Railroad Excursion to the Pacific Coast - Views in and Around the City of Omaha - from Photographs and Sketches by our Special Artists" Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, August 18, 1877.
Provenance: Mary Williams Fine Art LLC, Boulder, Colorado, USA
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#151403
Condition Report: Minor toning to sheets commensurate with age. Largest shows minor losses and creases to peripheries of sheet and a centerfold mark.
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A wonderful ensemble of five original hand colored woodblocks depicting railroad scenes from Harper's Weekly and Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper - ca. 1873 to 1883. The collection includes: (1) "The Transportation Problem - The Pictorial Story of the Railway Monopoly - A Scene on a Western Canal and Railway - Sketched by J. Becker" Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper - October 11, 1873 (2) "Mount Sir Donald Station and Hotel at the Great Glacier of the Selkirks, British Columbia, on the Canadian Pacific Railway" Harper's Weekly, Volume XXXIII, No. 1702 (3)"The Completion of the Northern Pacific Railway - Scenes on the Line of the Road" from photos by F. Jay Haynes - Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper - September 8, 1883 (See 4 and 5 in extended description below.) Size: largest measures 21.75" L x 15.625" W (55.2 cm x 39.7 cm); 26.5" L x 19.5" W (67.3 cm x 49.5 cm) w/ mat
(4) "Across the Continent - The Frank Leslie Excursion to the Pacific Railroad. Glimpses in Wyoming, on the Route from Green River to Aspen - From Sketches of our Special Artists" Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, November 10, 1877 (5) "Across the Continent - The Frank Leslie Railroad Excursion to the Pacific Coast - Views in and Around the City of Omaha - from Photographs and Sketches by our Special Artists" Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, August 18, 1877.
Provenance: Mary Williams Fine Art LLC, Boulder, Colorado, USA
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
We ship worldwide to most countries and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.
#151403
Condition Report: Minor toning to sheets commensurate with age. Largest shows minor losses and creases to peripheries of sheet and a centerfold mark.
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