Lithograph

Title:

Tilton, N.H.

Object Name:

Lithograph

Object ID:

1982.066.01

Creator:

Wellge, Henry (1850-1917)Artist; Norris & WellgePublisher

Place of Origin:

Brockton, MA

Date:

1884

Description:

Lithograph, bird's-eye view of Tilton, N.H., drawn by Henry Wellge (1850-1917), published by Norris & Wellge, 1884. Ink and watercolor on paper. Aerial view of Tilton, N.H., situated on rolling hills, with the Winnipesaukee River winding through town from upper right to lower left. Mills line riverbank; houses, churches, and businesses beyond. Arch monument on hill in right middle ground. Mountains in far background. Titled lower center margin: "TILTON, N.H. / BELKNAP COUNTY. / 1884." Signed in image lower left of center, in water, "H. WELLGE. DEL". Lower center, under image: "PUBLISHED & COPYRIGHTED BY NORRIS & WELLGE, BROCKTON, MASS." Points of interest numbered 1-29. Key in two columns lower margin. To left: "1. TILTON MEMORIAL ARCH - ERECTED 1883. / 2. EPISCOPAL CHURCH / 3. CONGREGATIONAL [ditto marks] / 4. METHODIST [ditto marks] / 5. CATHOLIC [ditto marks] / 6. N.H. CONFERENCE SEMINARY. / 7. SCHOOLS. / 8 TOWN HALL & POST OFFICE. / 9. R.R. DEPOT. / 10. CITIZENS NAT'L [ ]ONA SAVINGS BANK. / 11. DEXTER HOUSE. / 12. BELKNAP MOUNTAINS. / 13. OSSIPEE [ditto marks] / 14. TILTON MILLS TILTON & PEABODY. / 15. GRANITE MILLS BALLANTYNE & FLETCHER. / 16. ELM MILLS RICHARD FIRTH / 17. TILTON HOSIERY CO G.E. BUELL & CO." To right: "18. HOSIERY & UNDERWEAR MILL. R.N. COLVIN / 19 LORD BROS. MFG CO. RUBBER OPTICAL GOODS. / TILTON MACHINE SHOP. B.C. STEVENS. / 20. GRIST MILL. CHAS. W. BLOOD / 21. SAW MILL. A.G. COOK. / 22. N.H. MANUFACTURING CO'S MILLS. / 23. W.C. WYATT. HARNESS MFY. / 24. C.B. GARMON. BLACKSMITH. / 25. F.J. MOULTON. PHOTOGRAPHER. / 26. C.P. HERRICK. DRUGS & FANCY GOODS. / C.C. ROGERS. ATTY [superscript 'Y'] AT LAW. / J.F. TAYLOR. GENL [superscript 'L'] MERCHANDISE. / 19. LORD BROS. DRUGS, FANCY GOOD JEWELRY. / 27. S. CONDON JR. BOOTS & SHOES. / 28. PHILBRICK & HILL GENL MDSE. / S.R. PERKINS INSURANCE. / W.D. HARDY. ATTY AT LAW. 29. SKATING RINK." Matted. Molded wood frame with acrylic glazing.

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-18.25 W-23.8 inches

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase

People:

Wellge, Henry (1850-1917)

Subjects:

Tilton, NH, Industry, Industrialization, Merchants, Mills, Townscapes, Views, Aerial, Memorials, Lithographs