Lithograph

Title:

Ashuelot, N.H.

Object Name:

Lithograph

Object ID:

1993.048

Creator:

George H. Walker & CompanyPublisher

Place of Origin:

Boston, MA

Date:

1887

Description:

Lithograph, bird's-eye view of Ashuelot, N.H., by George H. Walker & Company, 1887. Uncolored. Ink on paper. Elevated view of the village of Ashuelot. Ashuelot River runs upper left edge to lower right edge. Trees and houses in foreground. Covered bridge spans river in right middle ground. Village on riverbank right of center and in left background; hotels, houses, and mill buildings in village. Balloon floating in sky. Image surrounded with border with rounded top edges. Lower half of image not bordered. Titled in lower margin at center: "Ashuelot. N.H. / 1887." Signed lower right: "Geo. H. Walker & Co. Publishers; Boston." Key in lower margin, left of title: "A. ASHUELOT MFG. CO. Upper Mills. / B. [ditto marks] WARP CO. Mills / C. H.H. PRATT. P.O. & General Store. / D. WRIGHT WOOD. General Store. / E. ASHUELOT HOUSE. / F. R.R. STATION. / G. ENGINE HOUSE. / H. CATHOLIC CHURCH. / K. B.F. HOWE. Provisions. / L THAYER & TURNER Woolen Mill." White and gilded wood frame; beaded trim and s-scrolled interior, glazed.

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-14 W-17.5 inches

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase

People:

Walker, George H. & Co.

Subjects:

Ashuelot, NH, Views, Aerial, Views, Bird's-eye, Manufacturing, Manufacturers, Industrialization, Hotels, Wool industry