Lithograph

Title:: Bird's Eye View of Concord, N.H.
Object Name:: Lithograph
Object ID:: 1988.505
Creator:: Bailey, Howard H. (1836-c.1880); Vogt, Charles H. (1823-1895)Lithographer; Knauber, Jacob, & CompanyPrinter
Date:: 1875
Description:: Lithograph, Bird's Eye View of Concord, N.H., drawn and published by Howard H. Bailey & Co., lithographed by Charles H. Vogt (1823-1895), and printed by Jacob Knauber & Co., 1875. Ink on paper with blue and yellow tint stones. Aerial view of the city of Concord. Railroad tracks in foreground. Industrial, commercial, and governmental buildings clustered between railroad tracks and State Street. Houses, churches, prison, and asylum in middle and background. Roads form a grid-like pattern. Trees throughout. Below illustration at the left: "DRAWN & PUB. BY H. H.BAILEY & CO." In the center under image: "C. H. VOGT, LITH. MILWAUKEE, WIS." Lower right corner: "PRINTED BY, J. KNAUVER & CO." Title center in lower margin: "BIRDS EYE VIEW OF, / CONCORD, N.H. / 1875. / REISSUED 1988 BY HERITAGE CONCORD COURTESY OF N.H. HISTORICAL SOCIETY PRINTED BY EVANS PRINTING CO." Numbered in pencil in lower left corner, "71/1000". Key in two columns, one on left and one on right. On left: "1. Abbot Downing Co. Man'f'r's. of Coaches, Wagons & Carriages. / 2. Prescott Organ Co., Established 1836. / 3. Ford & Kimball Man'f'r's. of Car Wheels, Brass & Iron Founders. / 4. James R. Hill & Co. 'do' of "the Concord Harness & Collars". / 5. Concord Carriage Co. / 6. J. S. Merrill Carriage & Manufacturer. / 7. C. E. Austin Manufacturer of Cabinet Organs. / 8. Charles Austin 'do' of Organ Bellows Springs. / 9. L. H. Clough & Co. Furniture Manufacturers." Right side: "10. State Capital. / 11. Court House. / 12. State Prison. / 13. New Hampshire Insane Asylum. / 14. Board of Trade. / 15. Public Schools. / 16. Elm House, Geo F. Beans, Prop. / 17. American House, D. G. Marsh, do." Molded wood frame with acrylic glazing.
Material:: Paper
Dimensions:: H-33.3 W-23.9 inches
Credit Line:: New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
People:: Bailey, Howard, H. (1836-c.1880), Vogt, Charles H. (1823-1895), Knauber, Jacob (1846-1905)
Subjects:: Cityscape prints, Cityscapes, Concord, NH, Court houses, Industrialization, Industry, Merchants, State House (NH), Townscapes, Views, Aerial, Views, Bird's-eye, Views, City

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