Page from Harper's Weekly with a wood engraving of a flaming train surrounded by a crowd inset with a portrait, oriented horizontally: a line of text along the top separated from the image with two lines reads, "JANUARY 21, 1882; HARPER'S WEEKLY.; 45"; two trains collide, bursting into flames; on the far side of the track are houses built on a hill; on the near side, people holding guns and axes rush toward the scene where a large crowd has already formed; in the right foreground is a dock on the Hudson; figures stand next to a beached rowboat and fill buckets with water; there is snow on the ground; in the top right corner is a portrait of a white-bearded man wearing glasses captioned, "THE HON. WEBSTER WAGNER. - PHOTOGRAPHED BY NOTMAN."; below the scene is printed, "THE CATASTROPHE ON THE HUDSON RIVER RAILROAD. - DRAWN BY CHARLES GRAHAM. - [SEE PAGE 46.]"; recto is a page of text and advertisements.
Artwork Details
Medium
Paper; ink
Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Charles Graham
Attribution
Artist
Manufacturer
Harper's Weekly
Date made
Jan 21, 1882
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Height
15-3/4 in
Width
10-3/4 in
Dimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 15 3/4 x 10 3/4 in. (40 x 27.3 cm)
Condition
Notes
Remarks: Left edge cut slightly irregularly; small liquid stains top and bottom left; small areas of white discoloration along bottom.
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
William Diebold
Notes
Former owner
General Notes
Note Type
Curatorial Remarks
Note
Diebold Box #3
Note Type
StorageNote
Note
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Administrative Office, Archive Room, Shelf O3, B9