Item 222: Photograph of a Wood Engraving titled, “Nanticoke Dam Wyoming Valley,” by Frederick Juengling and Granville Perkins, no date
Item — Box: 22, Folder: 45
Dates
- Created: no date
Creator
- Juengling, Frederick, 1846-1889 (Person)
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Extent
1 items
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Type of Material:
Photograph
Condition Note:
Good.
Measurements:
8 ½ x 11in.
Title:
Nanticoke Dam Wyoming Valley
Description:
This is a photograph of a wood engraving depicting the Nanticoke Dam located in Wyoming Valley, Pennsylvania. There is a person in a boat on the Susquehanna River. The entire scene is encompassed in a mountain range. Nanticoke is divided into Honey Pot and Hanover and was once a very active coal mining community. The name of this city is derived from the Native American Nentego or “tidewater people.” These people spoke Algonquin and were forced to move into this area after their Chesapeake Bay homelands were overtaken by European settlers. The Susquehanna River is a major river located in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States and covers much of Pennsylvania. It stretches 444 miles long, making it the longest river on the East Coast, and the 16th largest river in the United States. The river is made up of two main branches including the North Branch and the West Branch. The river drains 27,500 square miles that includes much of Pennsylvania. The river empties into the northern part of the Chesapeake Bay.
According to Valley Views of Northeastern Pennsylvania by Gilbert S. McClintock, “The dam in the river was completed in 1830.” This print was engraved by Frederick Juengling and illustrated by Granville Perkins.
Frederick Juengling, born in Leipzig, Germany, obtained a common school education until he was 14. Before emigrating to the United States in 1866, he worked as an apprentice for a Berlin engraver. He studied painting in New York City at the Art Students’ League, began pursuing art, and gained recognition as a wood engraver. As its first secretary in 1881-1882 and vice president in 1882-1883, he was the founder of the American Society of Wood Engravers. He taught other engravers at his own studio and also received awards including: an honorable mention at the Paris Salon in 1881, and a second-class medal from an international fine arts exhibition in Munich in 1883.
Granville Perkins, an American illustrator and painter, was best known for his landscapes and marine subjects. In the 1870s and 1880s, he contributed many of his works to journals and books. Other mediums he took part in were oils and watercolors. He would go on to exhibit his work at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and the National Academy of Design.
Location:
Nanticoke Dam, Wyoming Valley, Pennsylvania
Transcription:
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Creator
- Juengling, Frederick, 1846-1889 (Person)
- Perkins,Granville 1830–1895 (Person)
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