Thomas Nast
A Patient Railroad Traveler

ArtistAmerican, 1840–1902
PublisherAmerican, 1857–1916
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • A Patient Railroad Traveler
  • The Delights of Street Travel in New York
DateMarch 14, 1874
PlaceUnited States
MediumWood engraving on newsprint
DimensionsPlate (.A, Patient Railroad Traveler): 4 1/2 × 4 9/16 in. (11.4 × 11.6 cm)
Plate (.B, The Delights of Street Travel): 4 1/2 × 4 1/2 in. (11.4 × 11.4 cm)
Sheet: 15 3/4 × 10 7/8 in. (40 × 27.6 cm)
Credit LineThe Mavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey Collection of Thomas Nast Graphics
Object number89.628.1.A,.B
Non exposé

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ProvenanceMavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey, Houston, by 1989; given to MFAH, 1989.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
.A bottom left on the plate: Th. Nast.
.B bottom right on the plate: Abbey

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A Patient Railroad Traveler
Thomas Nast
March 14, 1874
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.628.2.A,.B
A Patient Railroad Traveler
Thomas Nast
March 14, 1874
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.628.3.A,.B
.A:  The Public Cursed Again by the Wicked Railroad Monopolies
Thomas Nast
December 9, 1882
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.747.2.A,.B
All Hail and Farewell to the Pacific Railroad
Thomas Nast
July 10,1869
Wood engraving
89.499.1
All Hail and Farewell to the Pacific Railroad
Thomas Nast
July 10,1869
Wood engraving
89.499.2
The Next Thing in Order
Thomas Nast
May 23, 1874
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.636.1.3
Public Opinion, April 22, 1874
Thomas Nast
May 23, 1874
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.636.2.2
The Cradle of Liberty Out of Danger
Thomas Nast
May 16, 1874
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.635.1.3
The Next Thing in Order
Thomas Nast
May 23, 1874
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.636.1.2
The Power of the Press
Thomas Nast
May 9, 1874
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.634.3
The Cradle of Liberty Out of Danger
Thomas Nast
May 16, 1874
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.635.1.2