Print shows a view of Davenport, Iowa, and the Mississippi river from Illinois; top half of image is sky; low hills with buildings; four paddle steamers on river, including the Davenport, the Ben Bolt, and the Wing and Wing; active factories on far ba...
Description:
BEIN BrSides Zc29 856gi: On sheet 53 x 73 cm.
Publisher:
J.H. Bufford's Lith
Subject (Geographic):
Mississippi River and Davenport (Iowa)
Subject (Name):
Davenport (Steamboat), Wing and Wing (Steamboat), and Ben Bolt (Steamboat)
Fantastical depiction of advancing technology that includes all manner of steam-powered or aerial contraptions, domestic appliances, tunnels to the North Pole and South America, and a circulating library
