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Milwaukee: American Publishing Co., [1890-1892].. Lithograph, 24 x 36¼ inches. Expertly backed and conserved, repairing a few small tears and paper separations. Very clean. Near fine. A stunning bird's-eye view of the Texas border town of Laredo, produced in the early 1890s as a promotional piece by the Laredo Real Estate & Abstract Company. This energetic cityscape is the earliest bird's- eye view of the city, and shows a bustling and thriving community, with a dense grid of houses and businesses, a railroad line to the west of the town, and several coal refineries billowing black smoke from high stacks. To the south of Laredo is a portion of the northern Mexico city of Nuevo Laredo, located in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas. The two cities are prominently split in the lower third of the view by the spectacular Rio Grande River, with a railroad bridge and "electric motor" street bridge connecting the two cities. Vignettes along the lower portion of the sheet show prominent Laredo buildings,… Read More