Item 30: Lithograph of the Planes of the Hazleton Coal Co., by James Queen, after an Ambrotype of H. P. Osborne, 1860
Item — Box: 21, Folder: 30
Dates
- Created: 1860
Creator
- Queen, James, 1820 or 1821 - 1886 (Person)
Access:
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Extent
1 items
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Type of Material:
Lithograph
Condition Note:
Good.
Measurements:
9 ⅛ in. x 5 11/16 in.
Title:
Planes of the Hazelton Coal Co.
Description:
A lithograph depicting workers in the planes of the Hazelton Coal Co located in Pennsylvania. Hazelton is located in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania and is the County’s second largest city. It was the site of the Sugarloaf Massacre, and a large contributor to the anthracite coal industry. Hazelton also harbors many “patch homes.” These company towns were essentially groups of shops owned by the same company. This print was illustrated by James Queen, an ambrotype of H. P. Osborne, and published by P. S. Duval. James Queen, known for his composition and attention to detail, was the premier Philadelphia artist, lithographer, and chromolithographer. He was born in Philadelphia in either 1820 or 1821, and was the son of William Queen. William was a cordwainer and apprenticed under George Lehman and P. S. Duval. He later began a career around the age of 14 years old. Peter Stephen Duval, (also known as P. S. Duval) was born around 1804 or 1805 in France and was the most prominent Philadelphia lithographer in the 19th century. He began his career by accepting a job from the printing firm of Childs & Inman. He established his own lithographic print shop in 1837 and later retired in 1869. The firm was run by Duval’s son for a few years after. On February 9, 1886, Duval died due to an “enlargement of the heart.”
Location:
Hazelton, Pennsylvania
Transcription:
J. Queen del. Ambrotype of H. P. Osborne, Bethlehem P.S. Duval & Son’s lith. Phil.
PLANES OF HAZELTON COAL CO. Pa. 1860.
At Penn Haven
Creator
Repository Details
Part of the Wilkes University Archives Repository
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84 W South St.
Wilkes-Barre PA 18701 US
570-408-2000
570-408-7823 (Fax)
ask.archives@wilkes.edu