The Berlin Iron Bridge Co.
SubjectAdvertisement for
Berlin Iron Bridge Company
(American, 1870 - 1905)
Date1880-1900
MediumChromolithograph; black and colored printer's inks on paper in frame
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 15 1/8 × 24in. (38.4 × 61cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineMuseum purchase
DescriptionChromolithographic advertising poster for the Berlin Iron Bridge Company of East Berlin, Connecticut. It depicts a locomotive-shaped iron car or container on a wagon pulled by six horses crossing an iron bridge over a river. There is a steamboat filled with passengers on the river. It is flying an American flag and a blue a flag marked "BIB Co." A Victorian residence and a coach appear at the left. In the "sky" portion of the print, text reads, "The Berlin Iron Bridge Co. East Berlin, Conn. Binghamton N.Y."
Object number1986.136.1
On View
Not on viewabout 1920