Lithograph

Title:

Portsmouth Coal Pockets, Portsmouth, N.H.

Object Name:

Lithograph

Object ID:

1973.074

Creator:

Caughey, Rollin (1851-1925)Artist; Forbes & Co.Lithographer

Place of Origin:

Boston, MA

Date:

1884

Description:

Lithograph of Portsmouth Coal Pockets, Portsmouth, N.H., drawn by Rollin Caughey (1851-1925), lithographed by Forbes Company, 1884. Ink on paper, tinted with brown wash. Small tug boat in foreground, named, "C. BATEMEN". Portion of large ship with sails at right named, "C.H. TRICKNEY." Wharf with coal cars in line, on tracks, and between sheds; cars labeled: "12488 EASTERN R.R.", "CONCORD R.R.", "B.C. & M. R.R.", and "N R.R. TONAGE 7234". Large steam ship with sails at center, named, "LANCASTER". Larger factory on wharf with coal cars (labeled C.R.R.) lined in front; figures walk on elevated platforms and dump coal into cars below; sign on building's roof: "J. ALBERT WALKER PORTSMOUTH COAL POCKETS." Buildings and churches in right middle to background. Building on right labeled: "LIME STORE" with an attached outbuilding, "STEAM / SAW / SHED". Building to the left is partially labeled: "PLAS[TER] / CEME[NT]". Building with gambrel roof: "CUMBERLAND COAL SHED", and beyond building labeled: "OFFICE". Signed in print, lower left: "R. Caughey". Lower right between boarders: "FORBES CO. BOSTON." Titled lower margin at center: "PORTSMOUTH COAL POCKETS, PORTSMOUTH, N.H." To the left of title: "CONCORD R.R. WHARF." To the right of title: "J. ALBERT WALKER, PROP." Inscription mentioned in accession record: "This is Pa's blue-print for sign; it took him seven weeks to make it-". Gilded molded wood frame, glazed

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-17 W-21.2 inches

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase

People:

Caughey, Rollin (1851-1925)

Subjects:

Coal, Shipping, Ships, Fuel, Wharves, Railroads, Industrialization