Lithograph
- Title:
- Bird's Eye View of Keene, Cheshire Co. New Hampshire
- Object Name:
- Lithograph
- Object ID:
- 1978.059.01
- Creator:
- Ruger, Albert (1827-1899)
Artist ; D. Bremner & Co.Lithographer - Place of Origin:
- Milwaukee, WI
- Date:
- 1877
- Description:
- Colored lithograph, Bird's Eye View of Keene, Cheshire Co. New Hampshire, drawn by Albert Ruger (1827-1899), lithographed by D. Bremner & Company, 1877. Ink on paper. Aerial view of the town of Keene. Ashuelot River flows from lower right edge to lower left edge. Trains going to and from stations on right. Town centered around Main and Washington Streets with houses, schools, churches, and businesses. Trees and mountains in background. Small illustration of track with horses and riders, lower right; titled in border: "KEENE DRIVING PARK BUILT IN 1875." Signed lower left in border: "A. RUGER DEL. D. BREMNER & CO. LITH. MILWAUKEE, WIS." Center in border: "FROM POSITION WEST OF THE CITY" In lower margin at center: "BIRDS EYE VIEW OF / KEENE / CHESHIRE CO. NEW HAMPSHIRE. 1877." Points of interest labeled 1-32, and churches labeled A-H; key in four columns in lower margin. FIrst column, furthest to the left, "CHURCHES / A. First Congregational / B. Second Congregational / C. Baptist / D. Episcopal / E. Methodist E. / F. R. Catholic / G. Unitarian / H. Universalist" Second column, "REFERENCES / 24. J.W. Farnum's Grist Mills / 25. Moses Ellis & Co.'s Foundry / 26. Ellis Bros. Green House / 27. G.L. Burdell's Chair Factory / 28. Cheshire R.R. Car Shops / 29. Ashuelot R.R. Engine House / 30. [ditto mark] [ditto mark] Freight Depot / 31. Keene Woolen Mills / 32. S.G. Griffin's Tannery" Third column, "REFERENCES / 1. Court House / 2. Town Hall / 3. Fire Engine House / 4. High School / 5. District Schools / 6. R.R. Depot / 7. Old Cemetery / 8. New Cemetery / 9. Resevoir / 10. Gas Works / 11. Proposed Park / 12. Public Library" Fourth column, furthest to the right, " 13. Cheshire House M.J. Sherman Prop / 14. Eagle Hotel A.R. Mason [ditto mark] / 15. City [ditto mark] L.W. Cummings [ditto mark] / 16. Masonic Hall / 17. Odd Fellows [ditto mark] / Hope Steam Mills / 18. Umphreys Machine Shops. Hope Steam Mills / 19. Keene Furniture Facty F.L. Sprague & Co. / 20. Pait Factory Hope Steam Mills / 21. Chain [ditto mark] [ditto mark] [ditto mark] [ditto mark] / 22. Nims Whitney & Co. Sash & Door Factory / in Keene Steam Power Co. Building / 23. A.S. Whitcombs Handle Facty [ditto mark] "
- Material:
- Paper
- Provenance:
- Purchased from Old Print Shop, NYC, but paid for by William L. Warren.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase
- People:
- Ruger, Albert (1827-1899)
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