Drawing

Title:

Untitled

Object Name:

Drawing

Object ID:

1982.078

Creator:

Hoyt, William S. (1826-1893)Artist

Place of Origin:

Chester, VT

Date:

circa 1880

Description:

Drawing, untitled drawing of the Great Island Bowling Alley, by William S. Hoyt (1826-1893), c. 1880. Pen and ink on paper. Identified on reverse as Sunapee, NH scene. Lake in the foreground with boaters in a rowboat at left, two docks center at a diagonal, and a steam boat at right. Island with rocky shore in middle ground with a cross-gabled building labeled: "Geo. H. Tasker / DINING ROOMS"; long, one-story addition at back labeled: "GREAT ISLAND / BOWLING ALLEY". Writing on back along top edge on the border: "Belonged to Mother Sunapee when she lived there C.W.S." On the front signature lower right corner: "W. S. Hoyt, Chester VT." Unframed.

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-6.5 W-8.9 inches

Provenance:

The Great Island Bowling Alley was on the Great Island in Lake Sunapee, NH. It was operated by George H. Tasker around 1880. Tasker's business card advertised the Great Island House Bowling Alley and Refreshment Rooms and that it had "steamer connections six times a day." Many steamers, including the "Penacook," which later became known as "Mountain Maid," carried passengers to Great Island from Sunapee harbor.

Credit Line:

Gift of the Vermont Historical Society

People:

Hoyt, William S. (1826-1893)

Subjects:

Great Island, Lake Sunapee, NH, Sunapee, NH, Recreation, Bowling alleys