Steamboats Passing at Midnight on Long Island Sound, 1868-1878 by Currier & Ives

Steamboats Passing at Midnight on Long Island Sound, by Currier & Ives depicts the side-wheel steamers Bristol and Providence gliding past one another beneath a moonlit sky, their reflections tracing long silver paths across the dark water while a lighthouse beacon signals from a distant point. Currier & Ives, the prolific New York lithography firm active through the 19th century, published thousands of hand-colored prints capturing American maritime, rural, and urban life for a wide popular audience.

Artist: Currier & Ives. Date: 1868-1878.

Steamboats Passing at Midnight on Long Island Sound. Historic American Maritime Lithograph Canvas Print.