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Nashua, an industrial town located at the juncture of the Nashua and Merrimack Rivers in southern New Hampshire, was recorded on two birds eye views in less than ten years. The first was published in 1875 by Howard H. Bailey, and the second by his brother Oakley in 1883. In the former, Howard views the city from the north, giving prominence to two large textile mills, the Nashua Manufacturing Company on the right and the Jackson Manufacturing Companys Indian Head Mills on the left. These two industrial complexes, the largest employers in the city, were located on the Nashua River which is also strategically positioned flowing from right to left through the middle of the drawing. What makes this drawing especially interesting is the railroad station, labeled as the Concord and Union Depot and prominently displayed on the left side of the drawing. Apparently, Howard added it to the drawing based on plans supplied by the railroad company. However, the railroad station was not constructed as planned and Bailey was criticized in the local press for this misrepresentation.
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Document identity
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x633fc84m
label
Nashua, N.H
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obj
dtoType
map
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1
Source metadata
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x633fc84m
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map
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normalized
title
Nashua, N.H
description
Nashua, an industrial town located at the juncture of the Nashua and Merrimack Rivers in southern New Hampshire, was recorded on two birds eye views in less than ten years. The first was published in 1875 by Howard H. Bailey, and the second by his brother Oakley in 1883. In the former, Howard views the city from the north, giving prominence to two large textile mills, the Nashua Manufacturing Company on the right and the Jackson Manufacturing Companys Indian Head Mills on the left. These two industrial complexes, the largest employers in the city, were located on the Nashua River which is also strategically positioned flowing from right to left through the middle of the drawing. What makes this drawing especially interesting is the railroad station, labeled as the Concord and Union Depot and prominently displayed on the left side of the drawing. Apparently, Howard added it to the drawing based on plans supplied by the railroad company. However, the railroad station was not constructed as planned and Bailey was criticized in the local press for this misrepresentation.
date
["[1875]"]
year
1875
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_001622
creators
H.H. Bailey & Co
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Urban Maps
Boston and New England Maps
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
Nashua (N.H.)--Aerial views
subjectsGeographic
Hillsborough (county)
Nashua
New Hampshire
North and Central America
United States
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
Still image
country
United States
state
New Hampshire
county
Hillsborough
city
Nashua
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largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
[Boston]
publisher
H.H. Bailey & Co.
Source extras
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sf268508b
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9s1621613
schema:latitude
42.75
schema:longitude
-71.4667
extent
1 view : col. ; 51 x 83 cm.
notes
Bird's-eye view.
"Printed by J. Knauber & Co."
Indexed for points of reference.
Oriented with north towards the bottom right.
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no
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x633fc84m
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map
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1
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0
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photo
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