Box 13
Folder 1 Unknown artist. [Home of Nathaniel Jackson in Chemung, New York]; Pencil. (11 7/8 x 14 ¼ in) (30 x 36 cm). No date. [Old number: P 11] Enlarge
Image of a two-story house; the home has two chimneys, a porch, shuttered windows, a brick foundation and a front yard. The property is bordered by a picket fence. There are several trees in the front including a large willow; in the foreground is a road. Manuscript notation on reverse reads: “Chemung, NY House of Brig. Gen. Nathaniel Jackson of Newburyport, Mass and his wife Julia (Longely) Jackson of Millbury, Mass. Presented to the latter for her services as a nurse in the Civil War.” Note: image is bordered in pencil.
Folder 2 Unknown artist. [Image of Niagara Falls]; Pencil. (11 1/8 x 17 ¾ in) (28 x 45 cm). No date. [Old number: P 21] Enlarge
Image taken from the basin of Niagara Falls looking up, possibly from the water. In the foreground is a man rowing several people in a long boat. In the distance set against the falls is a small steamship. Central in the image are the falls. To the right are the Horseshoe Falls with a lighthouse between them. To the left are the American Falls with rocks and people standing. Note: image is bordered in pencil. Image appears to be drawn by the same artist as Box 13 Folder 3.
Folder 3 Unknown artist. [Pencil View of Niagara Falls]; Pencil. (13 7/8 x 18 in) (35 ½ x 45 ½ cm). No date. [Old number: P 22] Enlarge
Image taken from the basin of Niagara Falls. In the foreground is a man with a cane and a hat standing atop a rock. He is facing the Horseshoe Falls; to the left atop the Falls is a lighthouse, to the right is a rock ledge; water vapor is drawn over much of the image. Note: image is bordered in pencil; image appears to be drawn by the same artist as Box 13 Folder 2. Image is drawn on embossed paper reading: “Dobbs London.”
Folder 4 Unknown artist. [Pencil sketch of the Gerrymander]; Pencil. (15 ½ x 10 in) (39 ½ x 25 ½ cm). ca. 1812. [Old number: P 24] Enlarge
Image of the “Gerrymander” a creature made up of the towns of Essex County, Massachusetts. The included towns are: Chelsea, Lynn, Lynnfield, Danvers, Salem Marblehead, Middleton, [all blank] as well as Andover, Methuen, Haverhill, Amesbury and Salisbury [all shaded]. Added to the creature is a wing, claws, an eye, teeth and a tongue. Note on file says the image was found in a newspaper. Image possibly based on an image published in the Boston Weekly Messenger March 8, 1812 and in the Boston Gazette March 26, 1812.
Folder 5 Earle, Stephen C[arpenter? (1839-1913)]. [Image of a family working on a cart]; Pencil. (12 ¼ x 16 in) (31 x 40 ½ cm). No date. [Old number: P 32] Enlarge
Image of a family working around a cart. In the foreground is the cart, tipped back with its wheels and axel exposed; a man is pulling it down. In front of the cart is a young boy picking up a basket; to the right is a woman with a young girl and a jug at a well. To the left of the scene is a house and wooden archway. There are several blanketed horses under the archway. Image is possibly a book illustration. Signed in the lower left: “S.C. Earle.”
Folder 6 Earle, Stephen C[arpenter? (1839-1913)]. [Image of a town view]; Pencil. (19 ½ x 11 ½ in) (49 ½ x 29 ½ cm). No date. [Old number: P 33] Enlarge
Image of a town taken from a distance. In the right of the scene is a graveyard with numerous headstones; surrounding the graveyard are buildings, including a church with a steeple. To the right is a long slated barn with a stone wall and a bare field. In the background are more buildings and birds dotting the sky. Image is signed in the lower left, “Stephen C. Earle” and in the lower right “No 3.”
Folder 7 Earle, Stephen C[arpenter? (1839-1913)]. [Geometric sketches]; Pencil. (18 x 11 ¼ in) (45 ½ x 28 ½ cm). No date. Gift of Albert B. Southwick, January 24, 2003. [Old number: P 34: 1 of 5] Enlarge
Perspective drawing with a grid and numerous geometric shapes. To the right is a perspective sketch of lines, central is a three-dimensional polygon, shaped like a “C” and rectangle; a key to the right states Figure 1 is a “Plan.” Figure 2 is “Elevations.” Note: the drawing is numerically annotated.
Folder 8 Earle, Stephen C[arpenter? (1839-1913)]. [Geometric sketches]; Pencil. (18 x 11 3/8 in) (45 ½ x 29 cm). No date. [Old number: P 34: 2 of 5] Enlarge
Several images of triangles lined up with concentric circles. In the image to the left, the circles are labeled A-G and dotted lines extrapolate with points on the triangle; to the right there is a rounded triangle at a 45 degree angle. The image furthest to the right is similar, however there are more circles labeled A-I and the rounded triangle is flat. Note: image is torn and mutilated in the lower left.
Folder 9 Earle, Stephen C[arpenter? (1839-1913)]. [Geometric sketches]; Pencil. (11 3/8 x 17 7/8 in) (29 x 45 ½ cm). No date. [Old number: P 34: 3 of 5] Enlarge
Geometric image of several archways. One of the images is a perspective drawing of an archway; another is an archway with a shield above it and inner archway. In the upper left hand corner is a small floor plan. Note: the image is numerically annotated.
Folder 10 Earle, Stephen C[arpenter? (1839-1913)]. [Geometric sketches]; Pencil. (11 ½ x 18 in) (29 x 46 cm). No date. [Old number: P 34: 4 of 5] Enlarge
Image of geometric three-dimensional shapes; to the left is a hexagon drawn three-dimensional with lines extrapolating it to a below diagram. In the middle is an octagon drawn three-dimensional with lines extrapolated it to a below diagram. The to the right of this is a cone with its extrapolated base beneath. Next to this is a diagonal section of the cone, which is oval. Note: images are annotated with letters.
Folder 11 Earle, Stephen C[arpenter? (1839-1913)]. [Geometric sketches]; Pencil. (8 7/8 x 15 ½ in) (22 ½ x 39 ½ cm). No date. [Old number: P 34: 5 of 5] Enlarge
Image of geometric shapes. To the left is a triangular three-dimensional shape with extrapolations underneath of the base of the structure; also included is a diagonal cross-section of the shape with its corresponding extrapolations. To the right of this are a hexagon and octagon drawings with base extrapolations. To the furthest right is a column and beneath it a cross-section with doted lines extrapolating its details. Note: images are annotated with letters.
Folder 12 Unknown artist. [Image of a house by a bay]; Pencil. (10 ¾ x 15 in) (27 x 38 ½ cm). No date. [Old number: P 50] Enlarge
Landscape image of a bay featuring a two-story house with a barn door and eaves; to the left is a small boat with a sail and a person holding the rudder. A reflection of this is visible in the calm water. In the foreground is a boat tied to a pole; to the left is a bridge. In the distance are more homes on the horizon. Surrounding both sides of the bay are trees. Note on file says the image was found in the July 1842 issue of the New York Evangelist. Note on file indicates the house may be a church.
Folder 13 Cooke, Robert (ca. 1810-1843). [Anatomical drawing of the upper torso]; Pencil. (11 5/8 x 9 7/8 in) (29 ½ x 25 cm). 1834. [Old number: P 56] Enlarge
Anatomical image of the muscles of a human figure; the image is from the waist with the figure facing right. One arm is extended, and one is by the side. Clearly defined, drawn and shaded are the neck, shoulder, arm chest and face muscles. Image is signed in the bottom center “Drawn by Rob Cooke 1834.” Note: image possibly from an artistic anatomy book.
Folder 14 Cooke, Robert (ca. 1810-1843). [Anatomical drawing of left arm]; Pencil. (13 7/8 x 9 7/8 in) (35 x 25 cm). November 22, 1833. [Old number: P 57] Enlarge
Image of the left arm extended down with defined muscles from the shoulder to the wrist; the image casts a shadow to the right. The palm of the hand is facing up and clearly visible are the fingers and fingernails. Image is signed in the bottom center reads: “Robt Cooke, del Nov 22nd 1833.” Note: image possibly from an artistic anatomy book.
