Lithograph

Title:

Manchester Locomotive Works Manufacturers of Locomotives Stationary Steam Engines and Tools

Object Name:

Lithograph

Object ID:

1971.514.03

Creator:

Luthy, Lorenzo; Meyer, Louis; Bufford, John H. (1810-1870)

Place of Origin:

Boston, MA

Date:

circa 1855

Description:

Chromolithograph, Manchester Locomotive Works Manufacturers of Locomotives Stationary Steam Engines and Tools, drawn by Lorenzo Luthy and Louis Meyer, printed by John H. Bufford (1810-1870), c. 1855. Two images upper and lower center with text. Upper horizontal image with curved corners; scene of the Manchester Locomotive Works; three long brick buildings, surrounded by white stockade fence; locomotive emerges from double doors in fence; buildings labeled from left to right: "MANCHESTER / LOCOMOTIVE WORKS", "BOILER AND BLACK SMITH SHOP", "TANK SHOP". Locomotive and tender below; colored in purple, yellow, and red; locomotive labeled, "PIONEER" and "Manchester N.H. / 1855", "Manchester Locomotive / Works"; coal car labeled,"PIONEER". Signed, top image, lower left: "Lorenzo Luthy del." Signed lower image, lower left: "Louis Meyer del." Text under locomotive: "Jno. [superscript 'no'] A. Burnham Prest. / No. [superscript with line under it] 8 1/2 Tremont Row Boston", "O.W. Bayley AGT. (superscript 'GT') / Manchester N.H.", "Wm. G. MEANS Treas (Superscript 'reas') / Manchester, N.H. / J.H.Bufford's Lith. 260 Washington St. Boston." Mat reverse brown label with gold rectangle: "MODE ONE / Frame Shop / Museum Quality / Concord, N.H. 225 * 6521." Matted. Unframed.

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-28.1 W-33.6 inches

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society Collection

People:

Bufford, John H. (1810-1870)

Subjects:

Locomotives, Lithographs