Lithograph

Title:

Penacook, N.H.

Object Name:

Lithograph

Object ID:

1988.503

Creator:

Burleigh, Lucien R. (1853-1923)

Place of Origin:

Troy, NY

Date:

circa 1886

Description:

Lithograph, bird's-eye view of Penacook, N.H., drawn and published by Lucien R. Burleigh (1853-1923), c. 1886. Ink and watercolor on paper. Aerial view of the town of Penacook. River winds horizontally from left center to lower right. Small forest lower center foreground. Several railroad bridges span river, and factory buildings line river. Rolling hills in background. Sky tinted light blue. Lower left between double borders: "PUB. & DRAWN BY L. R. BURLEIGH, TROY, N. Y." On the right side: "COPYRIGHT." Title center, lower margin: "PENACOOK, N.H." Points of interest numbered 1-22 with key in two columns, lower margin. Left side: "1. Baptist Church. / 2. Catholic Church. / 3. Methodist Church. / 4. Congregationalist Church. / 5. [ditto marks] Chapel. / 6. Public Schools. / 7. Masonic Hall. / 8. Odd Fellows Hall. / 9. Hannah Duston Monument. / 10. Penacook House. / 11. Washington House." Right side: "12. Amsden & Son's Furntture [sic] Factory. / 13. Penacook Mill. / 14. Contoocook Mill. / 15. Concord Axle Company. / 16. Rolfe's Sash, Door & Blind Factory. / 17. Dustin Island Woolen Mill. 18. / Fisher & Son's Axe Handle Factory / 19. Fisherville Saw M' n'f'g Co. / 20. Stratton & Merrill. Flooring [sic] Mill. / 21. B & L. R. R. Station. / 22. Extension Table Manufactory." Unframed.

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-16.5 W-27.8 inches

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society Collection

People:

Burleigh, Lucien R. (1853-1923)

Subjects:

Penacook, NH, Townscapes, Industry, Industrialization