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| Title | Artistic depiction of City of Houston |
| Description | Photograph of a printed engraving depicting Houston by French artist E. Therond. This engraving appears to be based on an 1840s sketch of Houston made by a British artist. This image appeared in "L'Illustration" (Paris) and was used by land speculators in Europe to attract entrepreneurs and investors to Houston. |
| Transcript | THE CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS, 1868 |
| Date | 1859 |
| Genre | black-and-white photographs
engravings
copy prints
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| Subject.Topical (AAT) | bayous
steamboats
bridges
Hills
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| Subject (Geographic) | Houston, Texas
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| Original Collection | George Fuermann "Texas and Houston" Collection, 1836-2001 http://archon.lib.uh.edu/index.php?p=collections/controlcard&id=356 |
| Repository | Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries |
| Original Item Location | ID 1970-001, Box 12, Folder 270 |
| Use and Reproduction | This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please use the citation provided by the citation button above. To order a higher resolution reproduction click Request High Res above. |
| File name | fur387-cc.tif
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| Digital Collection | reformatted digital |
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