Item 223: Photograph by Unknown, [1946 October], of an Oil Painting titled, “The Harvey Breaker West Nanticoke,” by Thomas Hill, 1870, Photographed October 1946
Item — Box: 22, Folder: 46
Dates
- Created: 1870, Photographed October 1946
Creator
- Hill, Thomas, 1829–1908 (Person)
Access:
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Extent
1 items
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Type of Material:
Photograph
Condition Note:
11in. x 8 ½ in.
Title:
The Harvey Breaker West Nanticoke
Description:
This is a photograph by an unknown creator in October 1946, of an oil painting that depicts the Harvey Breaker in West Nanticoke, Pennsylvania. 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.
According to Valley View of Northeastern Pennsylvania, by Gilbert S. McClintock, “Scene near West Nanticoke, Penobscot Notch can be seen on the far left.
Collection: Mrs. Laning Harvey, Wilkes-Barré, Pa.”
This piece was painted by Thomas Hill.
Thomas Hill was born on September 11, 1829 in Birmingham, England. He emigrated to the United States at the age of 15 and settled in Taunton, Massachusetts. He was an English-American artist during the 19th century who produced many landscape paintings. These works included Californian scenery like Yosemite and the White Mountains of New Hampshire. He died on June 30, 1908.
Location:
West Nanticoke, Pennsylvania
Creator
- Hill, Thomas, 1829–1908 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Wilkes University Archives Repository
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570-408-7823 (Fax)
ask.archives@wilkes.edu