A print of two trains traveling side-by-side and blowing smoke on a moonlit night.

The "Lightning Express" Trains. "Leaving the Junction."

Frances Flora Bond Palmer (1812-1876)

Date

1863
Object Type

Prints
Medium

Lithograph with applied watercolor
Contributors

Printed by Currier & Ives

Published by Currier & Ives
Dimensions

Image: 17 5/8 x 27 3/4 in.
Sheet: 22 5/8 x 31 7/8 in.
Inscriptions

Recto:
l.l.: BY F.F. PALMER.
l.c.: Entered according to Act of Congress AD.[monogram] 1863 by Currier & Ives, in the Clerks Office of the District Court for the Southern District of N.Y. \ THE "LIGHTNING EXPRESS" TRAINS. \ "Leaving the Junction." \ NEW YORK. PUBLISHED BY CURRIER & IVES, 152 NASSAU STREET.
l.r.: LITH BY CURRIER & IVES.
Credit Line

Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas
Accession Number

1970.191
Copyright

Public domain

Night: Prints and Drawings from the Collection

January 19–May 19, 2013

This exhibition focuses on nocturnes, or rendered night scenes, from the Carter’s works-on-paper collection, highlighting the night as a constant source of artistic inspiration from the still quiet of abandoned places to the bright lights of the bustling city.

Location: Off view

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