Steamships at Cotton Wharf, New Orleans
Artist
John Dearborn Edwards
(American, 1831 - 1900)
Dateca. 1857-1860
MediumSalt print
DimensionsImage and sheet: 5 3/16 × 7 13/16 inches (13.18 × 19.84 cm)
Mount: 13 3/8 × 17 3/4 inches (33.97 × 45.09 cm)
Mount: 13 3/8 × 17 3/4 inches (33.97 × 45.09 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.209
Signednone
Inscribednone
Markingsnone
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DescriptionImage of steamships docked at a bay with bales of cotton stacked in the foreground.Gallery LabelA native of New Hampshire, Jay Dearborn Edwards moved to New Orleans in 1857 after briefly residing in St. Louis. During the next four
years, he established a commercial studio and made a significant number of city views, including this image of a thriving industrial wharf stocked with cotton bales ready for shipment to the North and to Europe.
years, he established a commercial studio and made a significant number of city views, including this image of a thriving industrial wharf stocked with cotton bales ready for shipment to the North and to Europe.
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