Category: 1860s

Posted in 1860s World's Fair Related

1873: “Pork Packing Overview” for Vienna World’s Fair

Henry Farny illustrated this amazing overview of the Pork Packing industry that was big business in Cincinnati, Ohio, at the time, earning the city the nickname “Porkopolis”. Farny completed these…

Posted in 1860s Harpers Weekly

1865: “Harpers Weekly” Sketches From 1865 Turner Festival

Henry Farny had two sketches featured in the September 30, 1865, issue of Harpers Weekly, pages 620-621. These images and the entire issue can be seen at archive.org: https://archive.org/details/harpersweeklyv9bonn/page/620/mode/2up?q=farny According…