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VANAMBURGH, CHAS. REICHE AND BROTHER'SVANAMBURGH, CHAS. REICHE AND BROTHER'S NEW RAILROAD SHO...VanAmburgh, Chas. Reiche and Brother's New Railroad Shows. James Reilley Printer and Engraver, ca. 1885. Broadside used for performances in Dayton, this advertisement focuses on the menagerie spectacle, particularly "Quedah, the rarest animal alive," depicted as a mammoth. 10 _ x 29 _". Chipped edges affecting image, tears with losses at the top affecting image, creases, fading in some areas. Fair.
AN ANTIQUE MAP, "NEW RAILROAD MAP OFAN ANTIQUE MAP, "NEW RAILROAD MAP OF THE UNITED STATES,...AN ANTIQUE MAP, "New Railroad Map of the United States, the Dominion of Canada, Mexico and the West Indies," CHICAGO, CIRCA 1875, hand-colored lithograph on paper, publishing, engraving, and printing attributed to "Andreas Atlas Co., Lakeside Building, Chicago, Ills. and Chas. Shober & Co., Props. of Chicago Lithographing Co.," the title with a vignette filled with harvest and farm tools scattered with melons, corn, apples, and fruits with a watermill in receding landscape. 17" x 25" Provenance: Property from a Corporate Art Collection.
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Heavy fading and loss of color, exposure to sunlight, wrinkles, buckles, stains, probably laid/backed, overall in fair to good condition, wear commensurate with age. Simpson Galleries strongly encourages in-person inspection of items by the bidder. Statements by Simpson Galleries regarding the condition of objects are for guidance only and should not be relied upon as statements of fact and do not constitute a representation, warranty, or assumption of liability by Simpson Galleries. All lots offered are sold "AS IS." NO REFUNDS will be issued based on condition.
A framed copy of New Railroad Map ofA framed copy of New Railroad Map of the United States and Dominion of Canada, with parts of Mexico also depicted. Light staining, with a penciled date at lower right, partially covered by the matting, seemingly reading "1875". Approximately 34" by 25" overall.
STIMSON Joseph (American 1870-1952):STIMSON Joseph (American 1870-1952): Western Landscape with River and Mountains probably Yosemite Hand Tinted Photo 17 1/2'' x 12 3/4'' signed lower right ''Stimson/Cheyenne'' period gilded gesso frame 22 1/2'' x 17 1/2''. In 1900 Stimson was hired as a publicity photographer for the Union Pacific Railroad. The railroad needed photographs to help change the image of the scandal-plagued railroad and Stimson was given free rein to photograph anything that might draw investors to the railway. Besides the obvious subject of the railroad itself Stimson was to photograph natural wonders city scenes farms and ranches mining and irrigation projects and anything else that might bring money to the new railroad. In 1903 Stimson's reputation as a scenic photographer had grown to the point that he was asked by the state of Wyoming to provide one hundred eighty-two hand colored Wyoming scenes that would be displayed at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition to be held the following year in St. Louis. He was awarded a silver medal for his views of mining and machinery and two more silver medals for two other displays. By 1906 after only ten years in scenic work Stimson had gained national recognition as a photographer and artist. Stimson died in 1952 at the age of 82 and is buried in Cheyenne. (Wyoming State Archives Website)
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