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Drawing, Saco River, North Conway, New Hampshire, August 7, 1854

This is a Drawing. It was created by Daniel Huntington. It is dated August 7, 1854 and we acquired it in 1942. Its medium is graphite on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was bequest of Erskine Hewitt. It is credited Bequest of Erskine Hewitt.

Its dimensions are

25.7 × 35.3 cm (10 1/8 × 13 7/8 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, lower left: very low water / N Conway / Saco - looking South - 10 to 12- -- Aug 7 -|54; lower center: yellow sand in shadow - strip of light yellowish grass above it

Cite this object as

Drawing, Saco River, North Conway, New Hampshire, August 7, 1854; Daniel Huntington (American, 1816–1906); USA; graphite on paper; 25.7 × 35.3 cm (10 1/8 × 13 7/8 in.); Bequest of Erskine Hewitt; 1942-50-466

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