Lithograph

Title:

Bird's Eye View of Littleton, Grafton County, N.H.

Object Name:

Lithograph

Object ID:

1978.052

Creator:

Beck & Pauli; Poole & Norris; Poole, Albert F. (1853-1934)

Date:

1883

Description:

Lithograph, Bird's Eye View of Littleton, Grafton County, N.H., lithographed by Beck & Pauli (1878-1889), published by Poole & Norris, 1883. Ink on paper. Aerial view of the town of Littleton with the Ammonoosuc River flowing from upper right of center to lower left. Two covered railroad bridges, and two covered bridges span river. Hotels, churches, mills, and businesses on left and right riverbanks. Mountains in background. Two vignettes of hotels in upper left and lower right corners. Upper left corner: "OAK HILL HOUSE", signed, " A. F. Poole". Lower right corner illustration: "THAYER'S HOTEL.", signed, " A. F. POOLE". Outside illustration lower right corner: "Beck & Pauli, Lithographers Milwaukee, Wis." In and under illustration center title, circle with concentric rings. Around largest circle: "BIRDS' EYE VIEW OF", at circle center, "POPULATION 3300". Title below: "LITTLETON / GRAFTON COUNTY / N.H. / 1883 / LOOKING EAST". Key in two columns to left and right of title. To left: "A Oak Hill House / B Thayer's Hotel. / C Union House / D Mountain Home. / E Congregational Church. / F Methodist Church. / G Episcopal Church. / H. Baptist Church. / I Catholic Church. / J Unitarian Church. / K Tilton's Opera Block. / L Union Hall. / M Schools. / N. Depot. / O Littleton Journal and Post Office. / P White Mountain Republic Office. / Q Apthorp Reservoir, 257 feet above Main Street / R Mount Washington. / S Mt. Clay. / T Mt. Adams. / U Mt. Jefferson". Right column: "V Monroe. / W Franklin. / X Pleasant. / Y Clinton. / Z Cherry. / Ab Twin Mountains. / 1 Littleton Saranac Buck Glove Manufactory, Ira Parker & Co / 2 Eureka Buck Glove Manufacturing Co. / 3 White Mountain Glove Works. / 4 Granite State Glove Company. / 5 Southdown Knitting Mills, Alton & Goodall / 6 Kilburn's Stereoscopic View Manufactory. / 7 Paper Box Manufactory, C. F. Chandler & Co / 8 Carriage Manufactory, Rannett & Harris. / 9 Littleton Lumber Co.'s Mills at South Littleton. / 10 New Hampshire Scythe Company / 12 Littleton Bobbin Company / 13 Richardson's Saw Mill. / 14 Reddington's Saw Mill / 15 Flour and Grist Mill." Circular paper label with figure "116" written in red on reverse of frame. Molded oak frame with inner and outer beading painted black, gilded interior, glazed.

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-20.1 W-26 inches

Provenance:

Presented (anonymously) in honor of the fiftieth wedding anniversary of Dr. & Mrs. J. Duane Squires of New London, NH. Purchased from Peter Keyes, Newbury, VT, with funds donated by Stanley A. Hamel, Seabrook, NH.

Credit Line:

Anonymous gift in honor of the 50th wedding anniversary of Dr. and Mrs. J. Duane Squires of New London, NH

People:

Poole, Albert F. (1853-1934)

Subjects:

Littleton, NH, Views, Aerial, Views, Bird's-eye, Views, Panoramic, Hotels, Tourism, White Mountains, Mount Washington, Bird's-eye view prints, Lithographs