Print

Title:

Bird's Eye View of Littleton, Grafton County, N.H.

Object Name:

Print

Object ID:

1982.022

Creator:

Poole, Albert F. (1853-1934)Artist; Beck & Pauli (1878-1889); UnknownPublisher

Date:

1970-1982

Description:

Reproduction print of 1883 lithographic Bird's Eye View of Littleton, Grafton County, N.H., originally lithographed by Beck & Pauli (1878-1889), unknown republishers, 1970-1982. Brown ink on paper. Aerial view of the town of Littleton with the Ammonoosuc River flowing from upper right of center to lower left. Two covered railroad bridges, and one covered bridge span river. Hotels, churches, mills, and businesses on left and right riverbanks. Mountains in background. Two illustrations of hotels in upper left and lower right corners. Upper left corner: "OAK HILL HOUSE", signed, " A. F. Poole". Lower right corner illustration: "THAYER'S HOTEL.", signed, " A. F. POOLE". Outside illustration lower right corner: "Beck & Pauli, Lithographers Milwaukee, Wis." In and under illustration center title, circle with concentric rings. Around largest circle: "BIRDS' EYE VIEW OF", at circle center, "POPULATION 3300". Title below: "LITTLETON / GRAFTON COUNTY / N.H. / 1883 / LOOKING EAST". Key in two columns to left and right of title. To left: "A Oak Hill House / B Thayer's Hotel. / C Union House / D Mountain Home. / E Congregational Church. / F Methodist Church. / G Episcopal Church. / H. Baptist Church. / I Catholic Church. / J Unitarian Church. / K Tilton's Opera Block. / L Union Hall. / M Schools. / N. Depot. / O Littleton Journal and Post Office. / P White Mountain Republic Office. / Q Apthorp Reservoir, 257 feet above Main Street / R Mount Washington. / S Mt. Clay. / T Mt. Adams. / U Mt. Jefferson". Right column: "V Monroe. / W Franklin. / X Pleasant. / Y Clinton. / Z Cherry. / Ab Twin Mountains. / 1 Littleton Saranac Buck Glove Manufactory, Ira Parker & Co / 2 Eureka Buck Glove Manufacturing Co. / 3 White Mountain Glove Works. / 4 Granite State Glove Company. / 5 Southdown Knitting Mills, Alton & Goodall / 6 Kilburn's Stereoscopic View Manufactory. / 7 Paper Box Manufactory, C. F. Chandler & Co / 8 Carriage Manufactory, Rannett & Harris. / 9 Littleton Lumber Co.'s Mills at South Littleton. / 10 New Hampshire Scythe Company / 12 Littleton Bobbin Company / 13 Richardson's Saw Mill. / 14 Reddington's Saw Mill / 15 Flour and Grist Mill." Unframed.

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-18.95 W-22.8 inches

Credit Line:

Gift of David Ruell

People:

Beck & Pauli (1878-1889), Poole, Albert F. (1853-1934)

Subjects:

Littleton, NH, Hotels, Tourism, Hotels, Mills, Manufacturers, Industry, Bird's-eye view prints