Sacramento Pike (Ptychocheilus oregonensis) by John L. Petrie, 1898 peru Immerse yourself in the rich

Immerse yourself in the rich history of Cumberland

and poster images that communicated at a glance across station halls and hotel lobbies

the National Maritime Museum

and the Colorado of Texas—trace the arteries that fed cotton

Cartouche: An ornate title cartouche at the top

Sacramento Pike (Ptychocheilus oregonensis) by John L. Petrie, 1898 peru Immerse yourself in the richJohn L. Petries The Sacramento Pike, Squaws fish or Yellow belly, Ptychocheilus oregonensis (1898) captures a native North American fish with the crisp authority of Victorian scientific art. Made for William C. Harriss celebrated The Fishes of North America, Petries chromolithograph reflects the late19thcentury passion for cataloguing wildlife with painterly finesse and anatomical precision. The specimen is shown in profile against a pale ground, its