Canaan Union Depot
Dateabout 1977
MediumDrawing; black ink on paper
DimensionsSheet (height x width): 14 x 16 5/8in. (35.6 x 42.2cm)
Credit LineGift of the Richard Welling Family
DescriptionDrawing of the Canaan Union Depot railroad station in Canaan, Connecticut, with the tower at the center. The building features double windows, wrap-around porches, and a train weather vane atop the tower. A railroad signal light is visible on the left, and a signal post and cart on the right. Two people are shown at the far end of the platform on the left.
Object number2012.284.6033
MarkingsVerso, bottom right, stamped in gray ink: "The Estate of / RICHARD / WELLING" [in box]InscribedRecto, bottom right, handwritten in pencil: "69"Verso, bottom center, handwritten in pencil: "Amtrak Book"NotesDate Note: This drawing was reproduced in Richard Welling's book, "Amtrak AFT-1 Turbo old 97 Conrail H-36.34 and other friends," which was published in 1977.
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- Richard Welling Collection
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