Description: Farrell, PA - Sharon Steel Plan - Roemer Works -ART: Howard Fogg - P&LE RR: Farrell is a city in western Mercer County, Pennsylvania, United States, along the Shenango River. The population was 4,258 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Hermitage micropolitan area. Once dubbed "The Magic City," Farrell sprang up practically overnight when a steel mill was constructed in 1901 on a plain bordering the Shenango River, near Sharon, in what was then part of Hickory Township (now Hermitage). The former Sharon Steel Plant was founded in 1900 and manufactured a variety of steel products. The company ceased operation in 1992 when it was ordered by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) to stop their disposal practices and they declared bankruptcy. Howard Lockhart Fogg (April 7, 1917 – October 1, 1996) was an American artist specializing in railroad art. After his Honorable Discharge in August, 1945, family friend and famed pollster Elmo Roper introduced Fogg to Duncan Fraser, President of the American Locomotive Company (ALCO). Fraser hired Fogg as company artist in March, 1946. Over the next 40 years, many other distinguished railroad authors also commissioned art from him. John W. Barriger III, would prove to be even more influential in the development of Howard's career. Barriger, then President of the Monon Railroad, was renowned for his ability to turn around failing railroads. Barriger and Fogg established both a business relationship and a lifelong friendship. Barriger commissioned seventeen paintings while President of the Monon and continued to order paintings as he moved to The Pittsburg & Lake Erie, the Rock Island, and other railroads. With an ever-increasing number of commissions from railroads, authors, individuals and industrial firms, Fogg ended his formal agreement with ALCO in 1957, although he continued to receive commissions from them for a number of years. This Photochromatic postcard, published in 1961, is in good condition. Art Creation in Curteichcolor. No. 1JK-96.
Price: 8.5 USD
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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Unit of Sale: Single Unit
Artist: Howard Fogg
Size: Standard (5.5x3.5 in)
Material: Paper
Year Manufactured: 1961
City: Farrell
Original/Licensed Reprint: Licensed Reprint
Brand/Publisher: Curt Teich
Subject: Sharon Steel Plan - Roemer Works
Continent: North America
Type: Printed (Lithograph)
Era: Photochrome (1939-Now)
Theme: Aerial View, Architecture, Art, Cities & Towns, Hickory Township, Landscapes, Mercer County, Pittsburg & Lake Erie, the Rock Island Railroad, Roemer Works, Sharon Steel Plant, Shenango River, Transportation
Country: United States
Region: Pennsylvania
Features: Panoramic
Time Period Manufactured: 1960-1969
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Postage Condition: Unposted
