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C.W. Vittitow, Main Street, Louisville, 1834, Limited Edition Print 987/1000 21”X16” - This color offset lithograph by Charles W. Vittitow depicts a historical scene of Louisville, Kentucky in 1834. The artwork illustrates a bustling street scene featuring nineteenth-century architecture, horse-drawn carriages, and figures in period attire. The print is hand-signed in pencil by the artist in the lower left margin and pencil-numbered 987/1000 in the lower right margin. The reverse of the frame features a typed descriptive insert titled Main Street, Louisville, 1834, Plate V, which provides historical context regarding the city's population and architecture, including the Louisville Hotel. This insert also includes a second artist signature. The work is housed in a molded wood frame with a gilded inner lip and carries a label from Don Davenport's Creative Custom Framing of Louisville, Kentucky.