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Currier & Ives Print
1866
"The Rocky Mountains, Emigrants Crossing the Plains"
This hand-colored lithograph drawn by English-born artist Frances F. Palmer was published by the New York firm of Currier & Ives in 1866. The firm produced a wide range of affordable prints for more than 50 years. Typical subjects included political and sporting events, animals, children, ships, humorous topics, landscapes, portraits, and still lifes. Framed Currier & Ives prints adorned the walls of homes and offices across the United States.
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Frances F. Palmer (1812-1876) |
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Nathaniel Currier, born March 27, 1813, Roxbury, MA; died November 20, 1888, New York, NY |
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James Merritt Ives, born March 5, 1824, New York, NY; died January 3, 1895, Rye, NY |
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