Engraving
- Title:
- View of the New Hampshire State Fair, at Meredith Bridge
- Object Name:
- Engraving
- Object ID:
- 1992.078.09
- Creator:
- Manning, John H. (fl. 1841-1859)
Engraver ; Leslie, Frank (1821-1880)Engraver - Date:
- 1852
- Description:
- Engraving, hand-colored, "View of the New Hampshire State Fair, at Meredith Bridge", engraved by Frank Leslie (1821-1880), after a drawing by John H. Manning (fl. 1841-1859), published in "Gleason's Pictorial", 1852. Front page. Wood engraving, upper center, of ships in a harbor. Lower center, large engraving of the NH State Fair; crowds of people at center; livestock at left and right; horses in center; tents in background, including the "PRESIDENTS TENT", left background and the "OFFICERS MARQUEE", right background. Two American flags center and flying from tent tops. Title, lower center in margin: "VIEW OF NEW HAMPSHIRE STATE FAIR, AT MEREDITH BRIDGE." Signed lower left: "MANNING DEL.", and lower right, "LESLIE Sc."From "Gleason's Pictorial", October 30, 1852. Page 273. Unframed.
- Material:
- Paper
- Dimensions:
- H-14.8 W-10.4 inches
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase
- People:
- Leslie, Frank
- Subjects:
- Laconia, NH, Meredith Bridge, State Fair
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