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The Progress of the Century – The Lightning Steam Press. The Electric Telegraph. The Locomotive. The Steamboat.

Publisher Currier & Ives American
1876
Not on view
This scene from American history highlights a range of nineteenth-century inventions. At center, a man sends a message via telegraph that reads "Liberty and Union now and forever one and inseparable. Glory to God in the highest. On earth peace, good will toward men." In the background at right are a steam locomotive and steamship. In the background at left a boy uses printer's tools and two men stand at a printing press. Unlike many Currier & Ives lithograph, this example is not hand-colored.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Progress of the Century – The Lightning Steam Press. The Electric Telegraph. The Locomotive. The Steamboat.
  • Publisher: Currier & Ives (American, active New York, 1857–1907)
  • Date: 1876
  • Medium: Lithograph
  • Dimensions: Image: 8 13/16 × 12 1/4 in. (22.4 × 31.1 cm)
    Sheet: 11 1/16 × 13 3/4 in. (28.1 × 35 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Adele S. Colgate, 1962
  • Object Number: 63.550.377
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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