Item 247: Photograph of an Oil Painting titled, “Wyoming Valley,” by Thomas Hill, 1867
Item — Box: 22, Folder: 70
Dates
- Created: 1867
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:
Good.
Measurements:
11 in. x 8 ½ in.
Title:
Wyoming Valley
Description:
This is a photograph of a painting depicting the Wyoming Valley. There are livestock in the foreground as well as the Susquehanna River and mountain range off in the background. 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 View of Northeastern Pennsylvania, by Gilbert S. McClintock, “A view from Garringer’s Hill looking towards Nanticoke. Another view from near this spot by Hill is i the collection of Mrs. Charles B. Waller, Wilkes Barre, 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:
Wyoming Valley, Pennsylvania
Transcription:
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Creator
- Hill, Thomas, 1829–1908 (Person)
Repository Details
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84 W South St.
Wilkes-Barre PA 18701 US
570-408-2000
570-408-7823 (Fax)
ask.archives@wilkes.edu