Honesdale, Section 2, Del. & Hudson Canal Co.
c. 1863-1865
Medium
albumen print
Dimensions
image/sheet: 30.7 × 41 cm (12 1/16 × 16 1/8 in.) mount: 45.6 × 55.9 cm (17 15/16 × 22 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Department
CPH
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Alfred H. Moses and Fern M. Schad Fund
Accession Number
2016.152.24
Art Historical Context
Step into the industrial heart of 19th-century America withHonesdale, Section 2, Del. & Hudson Co.*, a captivating albumen print by Thomas H. Johnson, created around 1863-1865. This photograph, measuring 30.7 × 41 cm on its sheet, captures a pivotal slice of Pennsylvania's Honesdale, a hub for the Delaware and Hudson Canal Company. During the Civil War era, this canal network was essential for hauling anthracite coal from mines to markets, fueling factories, homes, and even the Union war machine amid booming industrial demand. Johnson's image documents "Section 2" of the canal operations, lik...
About the Artist
Thomas H. Johnson · 1860–1870
Thomas H. Johnson was an American artist active in the latter half of the nineteenth century. Working during a period of considerable vitality in American art — when landscape painting, genre scenes, and printmaking were all flourishing — Johnson contributed to a visual culture that was expanding rapidly alongside the nation itself. The specifics of Johnson's training are not fully documented, th...