Item 186: Photograph of a Lithograph titled, “View on the Delaware Near Easton, PA,” by Currier & Ives, no date.
Item — Box: 22, Folder: 9
Dates
- Created: no date.
Creator
- Currier and Ives, 1835-1907 (Organization)
Access:
All series and subseries within this collection are open for research, with the exception of a few files within the Academia series that are restricted. The Academia series contains financial and sensitive institutional records from Wilkes College, and financial report records from Princeton University that will remain restricted for 80 years upon creation.
Extent
1 items
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Type of Material:
Photograph
Condition Note:
Good.
Measurements:
9 ¼ in. x 7 ¼ in.
Title:
View on the Delaware Near Easton, PA
Description:
This photograph of a print features a family (father, mother, son, daughter, and baby) rowing across the Delaware River. Mountains rise in the distance. The Delaware River is located in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It is the longest free-flowing river on the east coast that spans from New York to Delaware at 282 miles long. Its branches, the West Branch at Mount Jefferson in Jefferson, Schoharie County, and the East Branch at Grand Gorge, Delaware County, join in the Catskill Mountains of New York. These branches form the Delaware River in Hancock, New York and eventually empties into the Delaware Bay. It is referred to as the “Lifeblood of the Northeast” and provides drinking water to about 17 million people. Easton is located in Northampton County, Pennsylvania. Located at the confluence of the Lehigh River and Delaware River, it serves as a geographic boundary with Phillipsburg. The town was named on September 8, 1751 when a letter was written to Colonial Governor James Hamilton by William Penn, requesting for it to be called “Easton.” It was named after Lady Juliana’s family estate. The Lenape Native Americans originally referred to present-day Easton and its surrounding region as Lechauwitank, meaning "the Place at the Forks". This is a copy lithographed and published by Currier & Ives; the original artist unknown.
Currier and Ives was a printmaking company based in New York City between 1835 and 1907. It was founded by Nathanier Currier. The business designed and sold rather inexpensive, hand printed lithographs based on popular culture, news events, and Americana. It advertised itself as “the Grand Central Depot for Cheap and Popular Prints.” The name changed to Currier and Ives when James Merritt Ives joined the partnership.
Location:
Delaware River near Easton (Setting); 125 Nassau St. New York (Publication)
Transcription:
PUBLISHED BY CURRIER & IVES.
125 NASSAU ST. NEW YORK.
VIEW ON THE DELAWARE.
Near Easton Pennsylvania
Creator
- Currier and Ives, 1835-1907 (Organization)
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