Lithograph

Title:

Portsmouth 1877

Object Name:

Lithograph

Object ID:

1977.034.12

Creator:

Ruger, Albert (1827-1899)Artist; Bremner, D.; Stoner, Joseph J. (1829-1917)Publisher

Place of Origin:

Milwaukee / Madison, WI

Date:

1877

Description:

Colored lithograph, bird's-eye view of Portsmouth, NH, drawn by Albert Ruger (1827-1899), lithographed by D. Bremner & Co., published by Joseph J. Stoner (1829-1917), 1877. Ink on paper with blue tint stone. Piscataqua River and North Mill Pond in foreground. Numerous wharves lining shoreline at left. Houses, businesses, and churches from shoreline to background. Railroad track with trains center right edge to center foreground. South Mill Pond left of center and the Atlantic Ocean in background. Sky painted blue. Title and publication information printed in lower margin: "BIRD"S EYE VIEW OF / PORTSMOUTH / ROCKINGHAM CO. NEW HAMPSHIRE. / 1877 " Signed lower left under image: "A RUGER, DEL." Center: "ENT. ACC. TO ACT OF CONGRESS, BY J.J. STONER MADISON, WIS." Lower right under image: "D. BREMNER & CO LITH MILWAUKEE WIS". Points of interest numbered 1-24 and churches A-N. Key in four columns in lower margin. At left: "1 City Offices 2. Custom House & Post Office & Telegraph Office. / 3. Court House. / 4. Jail. / 5. High School. / 6. Music Hall. / 7. Ward Schools. / 8. Eastern R.R. Depot. / 9. Concord R.R. Depot. / 10.Cemeteries. / 12. Rockingham House." Next column: CHURCHES. / A. Episcopal. / B. Unitarian. / C. Middle St. Baptist. / D. Universalist. / E. Congregational. / F. Methodist E." Next column to right: "13. Kearsarge House. / 14. Smith's Academy. / 15. Portsmouth Artillery Armory. / 16. Frank Jones, Brewery. / 17. The Eldridge Brewing Co. / 18. C.E. Boynton Mineral Water and Bottling works. / 19. Kearsarge Mills. / 20. W.F. Fernald's Ship Yard. / 21. J.K. Nute Shoe Manufacturer. / 22. Sam'l Adam's & Co., Lumber Yard. / 23. A.A. Fernald's Lumber Yard. / 24. Thos. E. Call's Lumber Yard." Last column at right: "G. Christian. / H. F.W. Baptist. / J. Second Advent. / K. R. Catholic. / L. Congregational. / M. St. John's Chapel. / N. Old South, Baptist." Matted. Molded wood frame with acrylic glazing.

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-21.7 W-25.6 inches

Credit Line:

Gift of Charles L. and Jane Kaufmann

People:

Ruger, Albert (1827-1899), Stoner, Joseph J. (1829-1917), Jones, Frank (1832-1902)

Subjects:

Commerce, Harbors, Portsmouth, NH, Shipyards, Townscapes, Views, Aerial, Views, Bird's-eye, Views, City, Lithographs