The Pockets, Honesdale, Del. & Hudson Canal Co.

c. 1863-1865

Thomas H. Johnson

Associated Names
Thomas H. Johnson

Artist, American, born 1821

The image shows a large industrial structure on a sloped terrain. The structure is made of wood with vertical beams supporting it. There are smaller buildings in the distance on higher ground to the left, and barren hilltops with sparse trees on the right. The sky appears hazy or overexposed. The color palette is sepia tones.

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On View

West Building Main Floor, Gallery M75

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    albumen silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred H. Moses and Fern M. Schad Fund

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 30.6 × 40.9 cm (12 1/16 × 16 1/8 in.)
    mount: 45.5 × 55.7 cm (17 15/16 × 21 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2016.152.15

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Donald B. Merritt, Parish, New York. (sale, Estate of Walter G. Rich, Kingston, NY, 2014); (Daniel Wolf, Inc., New York); NGA purchase, 2016.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower center printed in black ink: THE POCKETS. / (HONESDALE.) / DEL. & HUD. CANAL CO.; lower right printed in gold ink: JOHNSON, Photographer, Scranton, Pa.; on verso, lower right stamped in black ink: DONALD B. MERRITT / Box 181 / PARISH, NEW YORK; lower right stamped in green ink: 12; by unknown hand, bottom right in graphite: Dwi.17292.14

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