Canaan RR Station In Use
ArtistDrawn by
Richard Welling
American, 1926 - 2009
Datebefore 1977
MediumPhotocopy; black toner on paper
DimensionsSheet (height x width): 9 3/4 x 11 5/8in. (24.8 x 29.5cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Richard Welling Family
DescriptionPhotocopy of a drawing 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 number2012.284.6055
MarkingsVerso, bottom left, stamped in gray ink: "The Estate of / RICHARD / WELLING" [in box]InscribedVerso, bottom left, handwritten in black ink: "CANAAN RR STATION - IN USE - SHOPS, REST., ETC."NotesSubject Note: A reproduction of the original drawing appears in Richard Welling's book, "Amtrak AFT-1 Turbo old 97 Conrail H-36.34 and other friends."Date Note: Richard Welling's book was published in 1977.
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