The Docks (Honesdale)

c. 1863–1865

Thomas H. Johnson

Associated Names
Thomas H. Johnson

Artist, American, born 1821

The image shows an elevated perspective of an industrial scene featuring railway tracks, barges, buildings, and a hillside with sparse trees. The railway tracks run alongside cargo cars filled with goods, leading to the waterway where barges are docked. There is a church steeple among the buildings on the hillside. The color palette is sepia-toned, giving the scene an aged appearance, emphasizing its historical industrial atmosphere. In the distance, more buildings can be seen spreading across the hills against a light sky.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    albumen silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ron Perisho

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 30.48 × 40.64 cm (12 × 16 in.)
    mount: 44.45 × 53.34 cm (17 1/2 × 21 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2023.154.1


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(sale, Swann Galleries, New York, 10 February 2022, lot 18); (Lee Gallery, Winchester, MA); Ron Perisho, Gettysburg, PA; gift to NGA, 2023.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower center printed in black ink: THE DOCKS. / (Honesdale.) / DEL. & HUD. CANAL CO.; lower right printed in gold ink: JOHNSON, Photographer, Scranton, Pa.


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