Engraving

Title:

Twin Bridges, Hooksett, NH

Object Name:

Engraving

Object ID:

1961.022.04

Creator:

Bachelder, John Badger (1825-1894)Artist; Russell & Richardson (c. 1868-1903)Engraver

Date:

circa 1870

Description:

Engraving of Twin Bridges, Hooksett, NH, engraved by Russell & Richardson (c.1868-1903) after John Badger Bachelder (1825-1894), c. 1870. Printed from wood block 1957.036.064a. People in lower left foreground. Two covered railroad bridges with train between them, crossing Merrimack River. Railroad tracks in middle ground with train at right; "CONCOR[D]" on tender. In center image is a vertical white line and to right is a rectangular box with no ink [woodblock correction]. Upper left quadrant there are 3 diagonal white lines. Lower left: "J.B. BACHELDER-DEL". Lower right corner "Russell-Richardson [pellet] SC." inside image. On the front bottom right corner: "Noyes" above accession number. Unframed.

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-6.05 W-8.65 inches

Credit Line:

On Permanent Loan from Adin M. Noyes

People:

Russell & Richardson (c. 1868-c. 1903), Bachelder, John Badger (1825-1894), Noyes, Adin M. (1914-2000)

Subjects:

Merrimack River, Railroads, Railroad bridges, Trains, Landscape prints