Item 238: Photographic Reproduction and Negative of Illustration, “Cottage on ‘River’ above ‘Market’ Wilkes Barre Pa,” by Isaac A. Chapman, 1826 October 9
Item — Box: 22, Folder: 61
Dates
- Created: 1826 October 9
Creator
- Chapman, Isaac A., 1787-1827 (Person)
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Extent
1 items
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Type of Material:
Photographic Reproduction and Negative
Condition Note:
Fair
Measurements:
a: 6 ⅝ in. x 4 ½ in.
b: 7 in. x 4 ¾ in.
c: 4 15/16 in. x 2 15/16
Title:
Collage on ‘River’ above ‘Market’ Wilkes Barre Pa
Description:
A hand drawn illustration of a building that stood on River Street in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. There are two copies of this item. One is a photograph of the original illustration and the other is a negative of that image. The image is a hand drawn illustration of a house on South River Street, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. This house was built by Isaac A. Chapman in the 1820s. Chapman made his fortune as a coal operator but was also an inventor, businessman, and publisher of The Gleaner. He is also credited for writing the first history of Wilkes-Barre, “A Sketch of the History of Wyoming Valley. '' The description for this illustration states that the house was still unfinished when his son C. I. A. Chapman was born in 1826. This house was later used as the first female school in Wilkes-Barre. This description says someone named Catherine was involved with the school. Isaac A. Chapman is mentioned in A Sketch of the History of Wyoming. Wilkes-Barre is located in northeastern Pennsylvania in Luzerne county. It was founded in 1769 and re-incorporated as a city in 1869. The city’s rich coal mining history employed thousands of immigrants in the 19th century. The mining of anthracite coal was popular until the Knox Mine disaster that ultimately accelerated the collapse of the industry after World War II. The Wyoming Valley was originally inhabited by the Shawnee and Lenape Native Americans prior to its new settlement.
Location:
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Transcription:
Cottage on “River” above “Market” Wilkes Barre PA. Built by I. A. Chapman. Unfinished when C. I. A. Chapman was born, Oct. 9th 1826 on the basenet? Strip at “A”. Rear: School House built by Catherine. She and others ___and taught 1st female school in W-B.
Creator
- Chapman, Isaac A., 1787-1827 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Wilkes University Archives Repository
Contact:
84 W South St.
Wilkes-Barre PA 18701 US
570-408-2000
570-408-7823 (Fax)
ask.archives@wilkes.edu
84 W South St.
Wilkes-Barre PA 18701 US
570-408-2000
570-408-7823 (Fax)
ask.archives@wilkes.edu