[Missouri] Panoramic Photographic Image of Bustling St. Louis Waterfront circa 1895

Stark, Henry Jr.

Verlag: St. Louis

Beschreibung

[Missouri] Panoramic Photographic Image of Bustling St. Louis Waterfront circa 1895 Panorama composed of two mounted silver gel photographs, each measuring 8 x 9 and 8 x 9 3/4 inches for a composite of 8 x 18 3/4 inches. Mount measures 22 3/8 x 10 inches. To accurately 'match' the two photos, the images are slightly off-set. Likely this panorama was framed at some point which would have obscured the off-set nature of the mounting. The board is missing one corner and chipped along the edges. Moderate silvering. Several inked areas near seam. Signed by Stark on actual photograph. Verso is blank. Good condition. Stunning panoramic image of a bustling St. Louis waterfront with at least four large ships on the Mississippi River plus cargo on the wharf. A floating Anchor Line office is also in the image with ports of call painted on the side. The City of New Orleans dominates the right side of the photo. Anchor Line operated a fleet of boats on the Mississippi River between St. Louis and New Orleans between 1859 and 1898. The photo must pre-date 1898 as Anchor Line ceased operating that year. The black and white image is striking with the wharf and ships in sunshine, while the buildings and rail tracks along the left margin are mostly in shadow. The Eads Bridge, spans the Mississippi in the background. Several horse drawn carriages are awaiting cargo and longshoreman are moving casks. The Anchor Line logo is prominent between the smokestacks of the City of New Orleans. According to Mautz, Henry Stark was a St. Louis photographer, but also traveled throughout Texas in the mid 1890's. OCLC lists a Stark photo, from 1907 titled "Celebration of visit of Pres. Roosevelt who arrived on steamer "Mississippi." This photo is a similar waterfront panorama, but with three panels. A 1974 book "View In Texas, 1895-1896" reproduces Stark's Texas images. His original Texas photo album is at the Dallas Historical Society. Another Stark publication was titled "Views on the Mississippi Between St. Louis and New Orleans, Taken from an Anchor Line Steamer, September, 1896"; perhaps this image was used in this rarely found book. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 1418

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Titel: [Missouri] Panoramic Photographic Image of ...

Verlag: St. Louis

Signiert: Signatur des Verfassers