Lithograph

Title:

First Locomotive in New Hampshire

Object Name:

Lithograph

Object ID:

1973.511

Creator:

Hinkley, James (1826-1859)Artist; Thayer, Benjamin W. (1814-1875)

Place of Origin:

Boston, MA

Date:

circa 1842

Description:

Colored lithograph of First Locomotive in New Hampshire, drawn by James Hinkley (1826-1859), lithographed by Benjamin W. Thayer & Co., c. 1842. Ink and watercolor on paper. View of a 4-2-0 locomotive, in green yellow, and black, with "PENACOOK" on the boiler. Makers' names, "HINKLEY & DRURY / BOSTON" also on locomotive above cylinder. Labels mounted on thick white matboard. Above image, "AMERICA." Below image, "First Locomotive in New Hampshire. Hinkley & Drury. 1841." Flat profile wood frame; glazed.

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-21 W-28 inches

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society Collection

People:

Thayer, Benjamin W. (1814-1875), Hinkley, James F. (1826-1859)

Subjects:

Firsts, Industrialization, Industry, Locomotives, Railroad locomotive industry, Railroad locomotives, Railroads, Steam, Steam engines, Trains, Lithographs