Bachelder, John B. (John Badger), 1825-1894 [Postwar sketchbook: Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad] [word processed inventory available]

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GLC#
GLC02672
Type
Images
Date
1874
Author/Creator
Bachelder, John B. (John Badger), 1825-1894
Title
[Postwar sketchbook: Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad] [word processed inventory available]
Place Written
Various Places
Pagination
1 v. : 14 drawings Height: 14 cm, Width: 24 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
Reconstruction

Postwar sketchbook of scenery along the Delaware, Lackawanna, and Western Railroad. Mostly nature scenes like Scranton Gorge, Seneca Lake in Watkins NY, and Paupack Falls in Hawley, Pennsylvania. One pre-war sketch of Gilmanton, New Hampshire Academy, dated 1857 where Bachelder probably went to school. Some sketches are signed, titled, and dated. Some are unfinished. Pencil with watercolor, gray/black wash or ink. Blank pages at the end. Bound in a purple stamped cloth case style binding.

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