Pen and Pencil Pictures of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad.

Book

Hoboken Historical Museum

front cover

Name/Title

Pen and Pencil Pictures of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad.

Entry/Object ID

2008.012.0024

Description

Pen and Pencil Pictures of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad. By J.K. Hoyt, Madison, N.J. NY: W.H. Caldwell, Publisher, [1874]. First edition. Small 8vo decorated cloth. pp 288, illustrated, fold-out map at rear. One fold-out engraving inserted between pp. 116-117 otherwise the illustrations are in the pagination. PDF of map on file. See 2014.072.0001 for a 2012 reprint edition and digitized book. Essentially a travelogue of towns along the routes of the railroad starting from Hoboken which is the main eastern terminal of the road. Pages 8-19 are a brief history of the railroad which as with many railroads of the period was a combination of many companies. Pages 23 to 29 are a description of Hoboken which is typical of other towns. The history focuses on the Stevens family. At the rear is a ca. 15" x 19" fold-out map of the railroad routes and branches covering northern New Jersey, southern half of New York and northwest Pennsylvania. No table of contents, but a two-page index of the towns described in the book is on pages [5-6.] The work does not describe anything technical such as motive power, rolling stock, buildings or railroad staff and operations.The wood engravings (which are not listed) are of notable buildings or views from the places written about. They are not views of depots, terminals, etc. small 8vo cloth

Acquisition

Accession

2008.012

Source or Donor

Lukacs, Claire

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Museum Collections. Gift of a friend of the Museum.

Book Details

Author

Hoyt, J.K.

Edition

First

Publisher

W.H. Caldwell

Place Published

Location

Date Published

1874 - 1874

Notes

Date: 1874-1874 Copy No.: 1

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

General Notes

Note

Status: OK Status By: dw Status Date: 2008-03-13