Document

Object/Artifact

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Document

Entry/Object ID

L.2012.37

Description

Engraving of horses pulling carriage along road near Hudson River; receipt, ticket or stationery of Newburgh Transfer Co.; printed on both sides; front: six horses pull large carriage; eight rows of passengers inside, men, women and drivers seated on top; carriage labeled: "NEWBURGH TRANSFER COMPANY." "STORM KING", sailboats and steamboat on river; mountains in distance; couple waving from field at center; at bottom center printed (in image), "N. ORR CO. SC.", at top right written in pen (in script, possibly), "Mrs. P. Run.... July 29, 1878"; on verso: at top center printed, "Newburgh Transfer Co.", "THOMAS P. RAMSDELL, President.", "GEORGE S. MEYER, Secretary.", " Stables at Fishkill Landing, N.Y.", "NEWBURGH, N.Y., ____________ 187 "; handwritten pencil notes fill in last printed line: "Jan 29th 8; written in pencil, in script, possibly: My Dear Frank, I notice the sale of the England Brown horse, will there be enough to buy me anything on my ....... Please tell the ...... Your be Toni. Hon. . . Br..."; note date difference of July on front and January on verso.

Made/Created

Manufacturer

N. Orr & Company

Date made

Jan 29, 1878

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

5-3/8 in

Width

12-13/16 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 5 3/8 x 12 13/16 in. (13.7 x 32.5 cm)

Material

Paper, ink

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Four vertical creases where paper was folded into quarters; soiling along creases; stains from tape at center right, left, and bottom edges; verso: remnants of brown backing glued to paper: at top and bottom corners, at center of left and right edges, and 3 additional spots in lower quadrant.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

William Diebold

Notes

Former owner

Person or Organization

Newburgh Transfer Company

Notes

User

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

This object was accessioned in 2012, but it was acquired earlier [Jessa J. Krick, 4/12/2012].

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Administrative Office, Archive Room, Shelf O3, B7

Note Type

Department

Note

Library