Lithograph

Title:

Pemigewassett House, Plymouth, N.H.

Object Name:

Lithograph

Object ID:

1995.512

Creator:

Bufford, John H. (1810-1870)Lithographer

Date:

circa 1865

Description:

Lithograph of Pemigewassett House, Plymouth, N.H., by John H. Bufford (1810-1870), c. 1865. Ink and wash on paper. Several figures sit and stand in foreground; man pushes girl on swing at right; men and women sit on benches; child plays with hoop in center. Scene is framed by trees on left and right foreground. River, center, with figures on rowboat, and several crossing a bridge at right. Locomotive with tender, freight car, and two passenger cars is stopped in front of a large hotel. Three and one-half story hotel with center projecting wings, dormers, two-story porch, cupola, and shutters in background. Light brown wash applied to sky, ground, and train. Signed, lower center, between borders: "J.H. Bufford, Lith. 313 Washington St. Boston." Title lower margin, center: "PEMIGEWASSETT HOUSE, PLYMOUTH, N.H. / Hiram Bell, Proprietor. / ON THE LINE OF THE BOSTON, CONCORD AND MONTREAL RAIL-ROAD, THE MOST DIRECT ROUTE TO THE FRANCONIA AND WHITE MOUNTAINS." Lower margin, left of title, surrounded by flourishes: "Cars leave for Lake Winnipesaukee, / in the morning return in the afternoon. / Two trains daily to and from Boston." Lower margin, right of title, surrounded by flourishes: "Cars, and Stages, / leave for the Franconia, and / White Mountains daily." Matted. Molded wood frame with acrylic glazing.

Material:

Paper

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society Collection

People:

Bufford, John H. (1810-1870), Bell, Hiram (1803-1871)

Subjects:

White Mtns, White Mountains, Travel, Tourism, Tourists, Hotels, Transportation, Railroads