Florence, New Jersey lithograph
Creation: 1850-1867Abstract
This is a hand-colored lithograph by Thomas Sinclair (1807-1881) of Philadelphia showing the wharf area and in the background the town area of Florence, New Jersey, a nineteenth century leisure destination on the Delaware River in Burlington County.
Dates
- Creation: 1850-1867
Creator
- Sinclair, Thomas (Artist, Person)
Extent
1 item(s)
General Phsyical Description
1 print : lithograph, hand-colored ; 10 x 13 in.
Historical Note
"Florence was a short and pleasant boat ride from the cities. An advertising circular from 1850 said: 'The town is laid put on a gradually rising slope while overhanging the town is an elevation which for its natural beauty and adoption to elegant improvement, is wholly unrivaled by any spot accessible to Philadelphia.' In 1850, Florence was billed as an ideal place to spend carefree days or to invest in real estate to profit from vacationers. Boats such as the Pekenoket, Columbia, Springfield, Burlington, John A. Warner, and the steamer Florence all served vacationers flocking to our shores." from www.florence-nj.com
Scope and Content
This is a hand-colored lithograph by Thomas Sinclair of Philadelphia showing the wharf area and in the background the town area of Florence, New Jersey, a nineteenth century leisure destination on the Delaware River in Burlington County. The view also shows the steamer "Florence" in the water.
Location
GL Box 2.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
Reproduction permitted.
Language of Materials
English
Subjects
Finding Aid & Administrative Information
- Title:
- Florence, New Jersey lithograph
- Date:
- 2014
- Description rules:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description:
- English
- Script of description:
- Latin
Repository Details
Repository Details
Part of the Audiovisual Collections Repository
