Minnehaha. Portland Company's Passenger Locomotive.
George Frederick Morse, American, 1834 - 1925
after John Henry Bufford, American, 1810 - 1870
1856
Color lithograph on wove paper
Image: 13 7/8 × 26 13/16 in. (35.2 × 68.1 cm)
Sheet: 17 1/8 × 31 1/4 in. (43.5 × 79.3 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Purchased through the Julia L. Whittier Fund
PR.957.30
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
19th century
Object Name
Research Area
Not on view
Inscriptions
'Minnehaha.' No. 103. G. E. Morse, del. Portland Company's Passenger Locomotive 1856. Lith by J.H. Bufford 313 Washington St. Boston. George Warren, President. John Sparrow, Superintendent. Charles Jones, Treasurer. These locomotives are built with less cast iron than any others in the United States; wrought iron being substituted. Wrought iron, driving wheels recommended, and furnished from material of the best quality and workmanship.
Provenance
Raymond G. Clifton (1895-1968), Pine Cupboard Antique Shop, Franklin, New Hampshire; sold to present collection, 1957.
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