Pleasure Railway at Hoboken.

PrinterPrinted by D. W. Kellogg & Co. (American, 1830 - 1840)

PublisherPublished by D. W. Kellogg & Co. (American, 1830 - 1840)

Date1830-1840

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 8 3/16 x 11 9/16in. (20.8 x 29.4cm) Sheet (height x width): 10 x 13 3/8in. (25.4 x 34cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection

Object number1995.182.154

DescriptionAn amusement park ride consisting of a toy railroad running on an elevated circular wooden track. A man and a woman are seated in a car which appears to be operated by a bicycle-wheel mechanism turned by hand. A second car is in the left background. Additional men and women spectators walk on dirt paths or are seated on chairs and benches near the track. A two-story frame building is at the left. Plants grow in a grassy lawn in the foreground. The ride is completely surrounded by trees, including weeping willows.

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