Visual Materials

View of a rail road track across the Susquehanna, at Havre De Grace, Maryland, on the ice

Description: Image of an eye-level landscape view of Havre de Grace, Maryland, depicting a railroad track across the frozen Susquehanna River, with workers unloading lumber and other goods; two vignettes in the bottom corners of a railroad track leading to a ship and onlookers on a sleigh watching a locomotive; a description of the event is printed in the bottom margin.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: approximately 1852
Call number: priJLC_TRAN_000576
Creator: Last, Jay T(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Jay T. Last, 2005.
Restrictions: Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
Associated people: Annin, William B., (1791?-1839.); Beyer, Edward, (1820-1865.); Bien, Julius, (1826-1909.); Bigot, Alphonse, (approximately 1828-1872 or 1873.); Brett, Alphonse. (1810-1870.); Bufford, John Henry, (1823-1894.); Burch, J. A. (1812-1863.); Camerer, Wm. (1859-1943.); Chapin, John Reuben, (1819-1896.); Clarke, W. A. (1795-1866.); Concanen, Alfred. (approximately 1830-1899.); Cook, Charles, (1808-1879.); Cotsworth, Moses B. (-1869.); Crawford, C. G. (1835-1908.); Crosby, Charles H., (1843-1895.); Cushing, John Dean, (1805-1873.); Drummond, Dominick I., (active 1856-1894.); Edwards, J. H., (1813 or 1814-1899.); Feger, D. H. (-1895.); Forbriger, Adolphus A., (1813-1906.); Forney, Matthias N. (1804-1865.); Frizzell, S. S. (approximately 1820-); Grebner, Charles. (1813-); Hartwell, Alonzo, (1834-1926.); Haugg, Louis, (1823-1909.); Haven, John. (1825-1900.); Hoessli, J. R. (1821-1910.); Horn, Solon, (1813-1869.); Jarmy, Thos. (1812-1896.); Johnstone, E. McD., (1832-1870.); Kilburn, Samuel Smith. (1833-1918.); Kollner, Augustus, (1830-1906.); Lane, Fitz Henry, (1834-1909.); Lewis, Charles E. (1808-1880.); Lord, C. K. (1835-1900.); Manning, John H., (1786-1858.); McGoffin, John, (1817-1881.); Mitchell, S. Augustus,; Mone, F.; More, Geo. W.; Morris, C. N.; Morse, George Frederick,; Nesbitt, George F.; Oertel, Johannes Adam Simon,; Ord, Jonathan.; Otis, Fessenden N.; Parsons, Charles,; Pease, Richard H.,; Perrin, P. I.,; Pickersgill, W. C.; Plate, G.; Reuter, Emil.; Rogers, Fred,; Rosenthal, L. N.; Rosenthal, Max,; Ruddock, David S.; Sartain, Samuel,; Schell, Francis H.,; Sears, A. T.; Stauffer, Jacob,; Stein, A.,; Tanner, Henry Schenck,; Van Benthuysen, C.; Watson, Gaylord.; Weissenborn, G.; Wright, Ransom C.
Associated organizations: Allen, Lane & Scott.; American Bank Note Company.; American Industrial Publishing Co.; Ashby & Vincent.; Bingham & Dodd.; Britton & Rey.; Callahan & Co.; Calvert Lithographing Co. (Detroit, Mich.); Cameron, Amberg & Co.; Charles Van Benthuysen & Sons.; Chas. H. Crosby & Co.; Chatto & Windus (Firm); Cincinnati Lith. Co.; Clapp, Matthews & Co.; Clark W. Bryan & Co.; Clay, Cosack & Co.; Compton & Company.; Corning Journal.; Courier Company.; Culver, Page, Hoyne & Co.; Daily Argus Chromotype Press.; Damrell & Moore.; Dickman-Jones Co.; Endicott & Co. (New York, N.Y.); Endicott & Swett.; Erie Railway.; Ferd. Mayer & Sons.; Fisk & Russell.; Forbes Lithograph Manufacturing Company.; Franklin Institute (Philadelphia, Pa.); Gazette Print (Columbus, Ohio.); Geo. C. Rand & Avery.; Geo. H. Walker & Co.; Geo. Schlegel (Firm); Gies & Co.; Graphic Company.; Hatch Lith. Co.; Heffron & Phelps.; Henderson Lithographing Co.; Henry Seibert & Bros.; J.E. Farwell & Co.; J.H. Bufford's Lith.; J.H. Colton & Co.; J.M.W. Jones Stationery & Printing Co.; James Ballantyne and Co.; Jno. B. Jeffery Pr. Co.; Julius Bien & Co.; Kilburn & Cross.; Knight & Porter.; Knight, Leonard & Co.; Krebs Lithographing Company.; L. Johnson & Co.; L.H. Bradford & Co.; Levison & Blythe.; Longacre & Co.; Maerz & Co.; Matthews & Warren.; Matthews-Northrup Company.; Milton Bradley & Co.; National Railway Publication Company.; New England Lithographic Co.; New England Street Railway Club.; New York Lithographing and Engraving Co.; News Job Print.; Niagara Lithograph Co.; Onken's Lith.; P.S. Duval & Co.; Perry Mason & Co.; Poole Brothers.; Press Co. (Philadelphia, Pa.); Rand Avery Supply Co.; Rand McNally and Company.; Rand, Avery & Co.; Raphael Tuck & Sons.; Richardson & Foos.; Russell & Richardson.; Sage, Sons & Co.; Sanford, Warren & Harroun.; Shober & Carqueville.; St. Louis Democrat Litho. & Printing Co.; St. Louis Globe-Democrat.; Stone Printing and Manufacturing Company (Roanoke, Va.); T. Sinclair's Lith.; Thomas & Lathrops.; Times Printing House.; Transcript Print.; Ware Bros. Co.; Weed, Parsons & Co.; Werner Company.; Wilstach, Baldwin & Co.; Wm. P. Northrup & Co.; Woodward & Tiernan Printing Co.; Woodward, Tiernan, and Hale.
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