Lithograph

Title:

Burgett Park on Line of Union Street Railroad between Dover and Great Falls, N.H.

Object Name:

Lithograph

Object ID:

1995.594.02

Creator:

Century Lithograph Company

Place of Origin:

Philadelphia, PA

Date:

circa 1890

Description:

Chromolithograph, Burgett Park on Line of Union Street Railroad between Dover and Great Falls, N.H., by Century Lithograph Company, c. 1890. Ink on paper mounted on cloth. Map of Burgett Park. "UNION STREET RAILROAD CO." trollies, and carriages on dirt road in foreground. Park entrance, center, with large sign on roof, "BURGETT PARK". Behind entrance is carousel. Oval-shaped baseball fields on right. Center middle ground, two tennis courts. Far left, grouping of ten buildings; largest building labeled "CASINO" and sits on the lake shore. Lake with boats left background. Windmill, buildings, and pavilion center background; center building labeled "RESTAURANT". Signed in image lower right of center: "Century Litho Co. Phila." Titled upper center on image: "BURGETT PARK" in red. Lower left corner: "On Line of [black ink] / Union Street Railroad [red] / between Dover and Great Falls, N. H. [black with blue drop shadow]." Inscription on reverse: "Rev. [William?] Wood" "Bath Maine". Unframed.

Material:

Paper, Textile

Dimensions:

H-24.7 W-36.95 inches

Credit Line:

Found in Collection

People:

Burgett, Henry W. (1849-1910)

Subjects:

Amusement parks, Trollies