Wood Engraving, "View of the Public Landing at Louisville, Kentucky," 1850-1855
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By the 1850s, Louisville, Kentucky, was the nation's tenth largest city and the largest Ohio River port between Pittsburgh and St. Louis. Manually operated flatboats and steam-powered riverboats carried freight and passengers up and down the river. Louisville was also the largest slave trading center in the country, with between 2,500 and 4,000 enslaved people passing through each year.
By the 1850s, Louisville, Kentucky, was the nation's tenth largest city and the largest Ohio River port between Pittsburgh and St. Louis. Manually operated flatboats and steam-powered riverboats carried freight and passengers up and down the river. Louisville was also the largest slave trading center in the country, with between 2,500 and 4,000 enslaved people passing through each year.
Artifact
Print (Visual work)
Date Made
1856
Subject Date
1850-1855
Keywords
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
82.129.452
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Cardboard
Technique
Wood engraving (Process)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 6 in
Width: 9.5 in
Inscriptions
Printed below image: Engraved expressly for the Progress of the Republic, and entered according to Act of Congress / VIEW OF THE PUBLIC LANDING AT LOUISVILLE, KY. Typewritten on sheet on back: Louisville, Kentucky. / Print entitled "View of the Public Landing at Lousiville, Ky." A view showing the / levee and Ohio River traffic. / Wood engraving. / Date: about 1850-1855 Handwritten in pencil on upper right hand corner of backing board: #452
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