Editing Currier and Ives (section)

==Partnership with Ives==
[[File:Brooklyn Museum - American Homestead Spring - Currier Ives.jpg|thumb|''American Homestead Spring'', a portrait by Currier and Ives now housed in the [[Brooklyn Museum]]]]
[[Image:Awful conflagration of the steam boat Lexington.jpg|thumb|''Awful Conflagration of the [[Steamship Lexington|Steam Boat LEXINGTON]] in [[Long Island Sound]] on Monday Eve'', an 1840 portrait]]
[[File:View on the Harlem River 1852.jpeg|thumb|''View on the [[Harlem River]], N. Y.'', an 1852 portrait by Currier and Ives]]
The name Currier and Ives first appeared in 1857, when Currier invited the company's bookkeeper and accountant James Merritt Ives (1824–95) to become his partner. Ives was born on March 5, 1824, in New York City, and he married Caroline Clark in 1852. She was the sister-in-law of Nathaniel's brother Charles Currier, and it was Charles who recommended Ives to his brother. Nathaniel Currier soon noticed Ives's dedication to his business, and his artistic knowledge and insight into what the public wanted. The younger man quickly became the general manager of the firm, handling the financial side of the business by modernizing the bookkeeping, reorganizing inventory, and streamlining the print process.<ref name="Answers"/> Ives also helped Currier interview potential artists and craftsmen. He had a flair for gauging popular interests and aided in selecting the images that the firm would publish and expanding the firm's range to include political satire and sentimental scenes, such as sleigh rides in the country and steamboat races. In 1857, Currier made Ives a full partner.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oldprintshop.com/artists/currier-ives-j_m_ives.htm |title=The Old Print Shop |publisher=The Old Print Shop |access-date=2013-11-16}}</ref><ref name="EB">Encyclopædia Britannica Online "[http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/1345799/Currier-Ives Currier and Ives]"</ref>