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

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.

Object number1995.182.154

InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "PLEASURE RAILWAY AT HOBOKEN."
On verso, in pencil, lower right, old and new accession numbers and "Consv. CPC 11/86".

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