Lithograph

Title:

Manchester N.H.

Object Name:

Lithograph

Object ID:

1993.008.120

Creator:

Bachelder, John Badger (1825-1894)Artist; Endicott & CompanyPublisher

Place of Origin:

Published New York, NY

Date:

1855

Description:

Lithograph, Manchester N.H., lithographed by Endicott & Company (1852-1886), after John Badger Bachelder (1825-1894) 1855. Ink on paper with buff tint stone. Slightly elevated view of Manchester, NH. Four figures sitting on ground at right. Field with trees middle ground; horse, rider, and carriages on road curving through field. River with bridge; mill buildings and houses on opposite bank. Low mountains in background. Upper margin, above image, at center: "No. 1." Lower left, below image: "FROM A PAINTING BY J.B. BACHELDER." Lower right, below image: "LITH OF ENDICOTT & Co. N.Y." Lower center in margin, includes seal of City of Manchester: "MANCHESTER N. H. / To the Citizens of Manchester this picture is [seal] most respectfully dedicated by the Publisher / Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1855 by J.B. Bachelder in the Clerks Office of the District of New Hampshire." Locations are numbered 1 to 16 under image. Key on left: "1 Blodgett Paper Co. / 2 Mechanics Row. / 3 Boston & Concord Rail Road. / 4 Manchester Locomotive Works. / 5 Stark Mills No. 1 & 2. / 6 City Hall. / 7 Amoskeag Locomotive Works. / 8 Amoskeag Mills No. 1 2 3 4 & 5". Key on right: "9 Rail Road Passenger Station. / 10 Manchester Print Works Mills Nos. 1 & 2. / 11 Freight Station. / 12 Manchester Print Works. / 13 Manchester Iron Co. / 14 Granite Bridge. / 15 Manchester & Lawrence R.R. / 16 Wiers. Unframed.
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Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-15 W-20 inches

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase

People:

Endicott & Company, Bachelder, John Badger (1825-1894)

Subjects:

Manchester, NH, Industrialization, Industry, Mills, Factories, Factory buildings, Townscapes