Lemasson or Henry Lewis, St. Louis Riverfront after the Great Fire, 1849

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Title: Lemasson or Henry Lewis, St. Louis Riverfront after the Great Fire, 1849
Creator(s): Lewis, Henry, 1819-1904
Lemasson, Edouard
Date: 1849
Content Type: ad
Subject(s): Saint Louis (Mo.)
Saint Louis (Mo.)--History.
Mississippi River
Steamboats
Geographic Area: Saint Louis (Mo.)
Time Period: 1840-1849
Description: Panoramic watercolor painting depicts the aftermath of a fire that destroyed much of the St. Louis riverfront in 1849, showing burned out buildings, the wreckage of steamboats and damaged docks. Signed lower right "Lemasson" and inscribed lower margin "Locust St."
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Classification: Lewis-Lemasson-Great-Fire.tif
Owner: St. Louis Mercantile Library Art Museum