Wood Engraving, "The Levee at New Orleans," 1853

Artifact

Print (Visual work)

Subject Date

1853

Keywords

United States, Louisiana, New Orleans 

Wood engravings (Prints) 

Prints (Visual works) 

Steamboats 

Cotton industry 

Piers & wharves 

Levees 

Collection Title

Seymour Dunbar Collection 

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

82.129.461

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Wood engraving (Process)

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 8.75 in

Width: 12.25 in

Inscriptions

Description beneath: New Orleans, Louisiana. A view of the levee, with its long line of steamboats and piles of cotton bales. Wood engraving. Date: 1853.