The laying of the cable---John and Jonathan joining hands
1 print on wove paper: woodcut with letterpress ; image 42.5 x 56.5 cm. | A crude but engaging picture, celebrating the goodwill between Great Britain and the United States generated by the successful completion of the Atlantic telegraph cable between Newfoundland and Valentia Bay (Ireland). Laid by the American steamer "Niagara" and British steamer "Agamemnon" (which appear in the background of the print),…
The Great Eastern
1 print : lithograph. | Port view of the sidewheeler steamship Great Eastern.
Contributor:
Bufford, John H.
Date:1858-01-01
Photo, Print, Drawing
Old Boston. Beacon Hill, with Mr. Thurston's house, from Bowdoin St.
1 print : color lithograph ; sheet 40.5 x 39.7 cm, on mount 41.5 x 40 cm. | Print shows a view of William Thurston's house near the top of Beacon Hill, in Boston, Massachusetts, from Bowdoin Street, at the time (ca. 1811) when Beacon Hill was being reduced in size, with a view of the Beacon Hill eagle monument, designed by Charles Bulfinch.
Contributor:
Smith, John Rubens - Smith, George Girdler - J.H. Bufford's Lith
Date:1858-01-01
Photo, Print, Drawing
Old Boston. Beacon Hill from Mt. Vernon St., near the head of Hancock St.
1 print : color lithograph ; sheet 36.2 x 40.4 cm, on mount 36.9 x 41.6 cm. | Print shows many laborers digging into Beacon Hill, in Boston, Massachusetts, at the time (ca. 1811) when Beacon Hill was being reduced in size, with a view of the Beacon Hill eagle monument, designed by Charles Bulfinch, on Beacon Hill, and William Thurston's house in the…
Contributor:
Smith, John Rubens - Smith, George Girdler - J.H. Bufford's Lith
Date:1858-01-01
Photo, Print, Drawing
Old Boston. Beacon Hill from the present site of the reservoir between Hancock & Temple Sts.
1 print : color lithograph ; sheet 40.6 x 38.7 cm, on mount 41 x 38.9 cm. | Print shows many laborers digging into Beacon Hill, in Boston, Massachusetts, at the time (ca. 1811) when Beacon Hill was being reduced in size, with a view of the Beacon Hill eagle monument, designed by Charles Bulfinch, and the Massachusetts State House, also designed by Bulfinch.
Contributor:
Smith, John Rubens - Smith, George Girdler - J.H. Bufford's Lith
The American fireman - always ready
1 print : lithograph, hand-colored ; sheet 55.5 x 43.1 cm. | Print shows a fireman, wearing hat and coat, pulling a horse-drawn fire engine.
The American fireman: prompt to the rescue
1 print : hand-colored lithograph ; 52.1 x 40.7 cm (sheet) | Print shows a fire fighter carrying a young girl from her room filled with fire and smoke.