Black Valley Railroad, lithograph by J. H. Bufford and Sons, ca. 1863

A wide, hand-colored lithograph with a banner title across the top and a dense panoramic scene below. A steam locomotive and train rush through a stormy landscape past a crowd of townspeople, horse-drawn carriages, and a stagecoach, while dark clouds and lightning fill the sky. Printed text lines fill the margins.

Artist

J. H. Bufford and Sons

Date

ca 1863

Medium

paper (overall material) ink (overall material)

Source

Smithsonian (National Museum of American History)

Size

4000 × 3255 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American History