Henry Lewis papers 1849-1876 1849-1865 Lewis, Henry papers

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Henry Lewis papers 1849-1876 1849-1865 Lewis, Henry papers

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The Henry Lewis papers contain letters that Lewis wrote to his brother George about the Civil War and about his artistic career, finances, and life in Düsseldorf, Germany, in the mid-19th century.

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Lewis, Henry, 1819-1904

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Lewis, George Frederick, 1813-1898

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Henry Lewis was born in Newport, England, on January 12, 1819, the son of Thomas Lewis (1777-1840) and Elizabeth Garmson. The Lewis family immigrated to the United States in September 1838 and settled in St. Louis, Missouri, where Henry was a carpenter and artist. In 1849, he produced a large panorama of the Mississippi River, which he displayed throughout the United States and Canada until 1851. After 1856, he resided in Düsseldorf, Germany, having returned to Europe in 1853. Lewis...