Lithograph

Title:

Milton, N.H.

Object Name:

Lithograph

Object ID:

1978.032

Creator:

Norris, George E. (1855-1926)Artist; Burleigh, Lucien R. (1853-1923)

Date:

1888

Description:

Lithograph, bird's-eye view of Milton, N.H., lithographed and published by George E. Norris (1855-1926), printed by the Burleigh Lithographing Establishment, 1888. Ink on paper with buff tint stone. Aerial view of the town of Milton. Salmon Falls River lower left foreground to upper right background. Houses, buildings, and churches clustered on rolling hills; factory buildings on river, lower foreground; railroad bridge with train center; boat on river at upper right. Rectanglar vignette lower right of a landscape. Title center, in lower margin: "MILTON, N.H. / 1888," Printed lower left: "DRAWN & PUBLISHED BY GEO. E. NORRIS, BROCKTON, MASS." Printed lower right: "THE BURLEIGH LITH. EST. TROY, N.Y." Points of interest are numbered 1-17 and identified in key printed in lower margin. Column on left: "1 Congregational Church. / 2 Baptist Church. / 3 Institute Building. / 4 Schools. / 5 Town Hall. / 6 Post Office. / 7 Station, B. & M. R. R. Northern Div. / 8 Riverside House. / 9 Burley & Usher, Womens' Misses' Children's / Boys' & Youths' Shoe Mrfs." Column on right: "10 Milton Mfg. Co., Erected by John M. Carrecabe 1884. / 11 Mill No. 1, Paper. / 12 Mill No. 2, Leather Board. / 13 Union Ice Co. / 14 Lynn Ice Co. / 15 Looney & Downs, General Merchandise. / 16 J. H. Avery, Flour & Meal MIll. / 17 White Mountains." Unframed.

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-16.75 W-27.3 inches

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase

People:

Norris, George E. (1855-1926), Burleigh, Lucien R. (1853-1923)

Subjects:

Milton, NH, Townscapes, Industry, Industrialization, Bird's-eye view prints, Bird's-eye views, Lithographs