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
Object number1986.136.1
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."
Status
Not on view
