Disaster at Danbury, Connecticut, January 31, 1869
ArtistDrawn by
Theodore R. Davis
American, 1840 - 1894
PublisherPublished by
Harper's Weekly
American, 1857 - 1916
Date1869
MediumWood engraving; printer's ink on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 4 5/8 x 9 1/16in. (11.7 x 23cm) or smaller
Sheet (height x width): 15 7/8 x 11in. (40.3 x 27.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 15 7/8 x 11in. (40.3 x 27.9cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Judith Zlotsky
DescriptionTwo views of the aftermath of a flood in Danbury, Connecticut, resulting from a breach in a dam. The upper image shows two men looking at the remains of the dam. There is a deep wide gap in the center of the dam, surrounded by blocks of ice. Leafless trees and snow-covered hills are in the background. In the lower image, ice is piled around a two-story house. Additional houses are at left and right. At the left, a river flows beneath an arched bridge. Leafless trees, apparently elms, dot the landscape. Hills are in the background.
Object number1987.80.4
InscribedOn recto, upper center, printed in black ink, "HARPER'S WEEKLY"; beneath upper image, printed in black ink, "TERRIBLE DISASTER AT DANBURY, CONNECTICUT, JANUARY 31, 1869--RUINS OF THE UPPER DAM."; beneath lower image, printed in black ink, "SCENE OF THE DISASTER AT DANBURY, CONNECTICUT, JANUARY 31--HEAD OF MAIN STREET." Images are surrounded by extensive letterpress text.On verso, lower right, in pencil, accession number
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