Amon Carter print details

East Portal, Hoosac Tunnel, North Adams, Mass.

Object Details

  • Date

    ca. 1911

  • Object Type

    Photographs

  • Medium

    Chromolithograph

  • Contributors

    Published by Detroit Publishing Co.

  • Object Format

    Postcard

  • Dimensions

    3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.

  • Inscriptions

    Recto:

    u.l. to c.l. in ink: [drawn arrow]

    u.l. to u.r. in ink: This is where they started digging the tunnel but couldn't get through the mountain

    l.l. to l.c. printed: 11770 EAST PORTAL, HOOSAC TUNNEL, NORTH ADAMS, MASS.

    l.r. printed: COPR. DETROIT PUBLISHING CO.

    Verso:

    c.l. to c. in ink [written vertically]: Dear Jimmy;- \ Am having a fine \ time up here among the \ Berkshire hills. Mountains \ all around here. How is \ the farm getting along? \ Took a long ride yesterday \ behind a span of strong black \ horses. Lots of love from \ Alice

    c. to c.r. in ink: Master James Gilbert Jr. \ 25 Fifth St., \ Wellington, \ Mass.

  • Collection Name

    Fred and Jo Mazzulla Collection

  • Credit Line

    Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas

  • Accession Number

    P1976.48.832

  • Copyright

    Public domain

Additional details

Location: Off view
Part of: Fred and Jo Mazzulla Collection

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