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Museum purchase, 1987.135.2, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known copyright
New Haven Steamboat Company
Museum purchase, 1987.135.2, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known copyright

New Haven Steamboat Company

Date1892-1900
MediumChromolithograph; black and colored ink on paper in frame
DimensionsFrame (height x width): 29 1/2 × 45 3/8in. (74.9 × 115.3cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number1987.135.2
DescriptionChromolithograph advertisement for the New Haven Steamboat Company. A large steamer, Richard Peck, is the focal point. The ship is flying four flags with text that says "Meriden," "Hartford," "Holyoke," and "Springfield." On the left is another steamer, C. H. Northam.
NotesDate note: Archibald Cary Smith designed RICHARD PECK, which was launched in 1892 for the New Haven Steamboat Company.
Status
Not on view