Etching
- Title:
- Mt. Washington Railway
- Object Name:
- Etching
- Object ID:
- 1977.021.112
- Creator:
- Robinson Engraving Company
- Place of Origin:
- Boston, MA
- Date:
- circa 1887
- Description:
- Etching of Mt. Washington Railway, by Robinson Engraving Company, c. 1887. Etching on paper. View of Cog Railway and Mount Washington's 'Tip-top House'. View of descending Cog- Railway packed with riders looking out windows. Background of Tip-Top House and peak. Titled in upper left corner in script: "Mt Washington / Railway". Printed, center, below image: "S-COPYRIGHT BR ROBINSON ENGRAVING CO BOSTON 1887". Unframed.
- Material:
- Paper
- Dimensions:
- H-7.75 W-9.35 inches
- Provenance:
- Acquired with household goods, photographs, and other memorabilia of the Hammond / Kimball families of Concord, NH. Priscilla Hammond (1900-1977) was the daughter of Otis G. Hammond (1869-1944), former Director of NHHS.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase
- Subjects:
- Cog Railway, Cog railroads, Mount Washington
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