![]() ![]() He produced over 30 images for Currier & Ives and specialized in marine subjects. Charles Parsons moved to New York City from England when he was nine years old and later became the head art director for Harper’s. Currier & Ives employed many artists to design their prints. Its two stacks billow dark smoke and two American flags fly proudly above its upper deck. Here, the paddle steamer is shown cruising gently as it travels between St. Mayflower by Nathaniel Philbrick: 9780143111979 : Books 'Vivid and remarkably fresh.Philbrick has recast the Pilgrims for the ages. The boats were celebrated as examples of industrialization and the firm often documented the latest advancements in technology. Joseph Blorne.”Ĭurrier & Ives produced more than 200 lithographs depicting the steamboats that navigated the nation’s great rivers, such as the Hudson and the Mississippi. ![]() Louis and New Orleans on the Mississippi River. Remainder of title: ” First Class Packet between St. Steamboat MAYFLOWER sailing to left in image – two American flags flying from top deck to right of center. ![]()
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