Methuen-Rotary-Station / John J. Welch

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Accession Number
2002/1.172
Title
Methuen-Rotary-Station
Artist
John J. Welch
Artist Nationality
American
Artist Life Dates
born 1912
Object Creation Date
1931
Object Creation Place
North and Central America (continent)
United States (nation)
Massachusetts (state)
Essex (county)
Haverhill
Creation Place 2
United States (nation)
Creation Place 3
Massachusetts (state)
Creation Place 4
Essex (county)
Creation Place 5
Haverhill
Style/Group/Movement
self-taught
Inscription
ON RECTO. Inscribed on frame in white paint: Mass-North-Eastern. St. Ry. Co. / John J. Welch. 1912-1931. / Methuen - Rotary - Station. / 1912 - 1931 + ON VERSO. Handwritten poem on paper, affixed to center: THE END OF THE LINE / I'M GOING TO MISS THE TRACTION LINE / I HATE TO SEE IT GO / YOU SEE IT WENT THROUGH OUR FARM / FOR 30 YEARS OR SO / I KNOW THAT I'LL BE LONESOME / WHEN THE LINE COMES TO AN END / FOR THE MOTORMAN WHO WORKED IT / WAS MY GOOD AND LOYAL FRIEND / HE'D SIGNAL WHEN THE COWS WERE OUT / WITH HIS SCREAMING WHISTLE'S BLOW / HE NEVER FAILED ME, NO NOT ONCE / AND I COUNTED ON HIM SO / THE CAR CREW AND THE SECTION GANG / ALL WERE GOOD FRIENDS TOO / EACH OF THEM LIKE THE SERVICE / WAS DEPENDABLE FINE AND TRUE + Handwritten notes on label affixed to center left; the remains of photo backing suggests that some of the missing text was removed when the previous photograph was removed: TENSION STATION / RTERS AC AND D.C. 13,200 VOLTS A.C / 6 - 38 - VOLTS - DC / JOHN J, WELCH. / LAWRENCE MASS. / AND / FRANK MCCORMACK. / SO-GROVELAND MASS / OPERATORS. / PICTURE OIL PAINTED. / BY JOHN J, WELCH. [then, under photo marks] JOHN J. WELCH - 28 YRS OLD / PICTURE TAKEN. / AT METHUEN ROTARY STATION. / PRIVATE LAND / [1]818 — METHUEN MASS. + Handwritten notes on label affixed to center right; the removal of the original photograph appears to have torn the paper: 48 YRS OLD / _CTURE TAKEN / _UNDAY AFTERNOON / OCT - 15 - 1933 / NEAR AYERS VILLAGE / HAVERHILL MASS.
Dimensions
35 cm x 65.2 cm (13 3/4 in. x 25 11/16 in.)
Primary Object Classification
Painting
Primary Object Type
landscape
Secondary Object Classification
Painting
Secondary Object Type
historical
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2898 x 1636
File Size
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Record
2002/1.172
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"Methuen-Rotary-Station; John J. Welch." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2002-sl-1.172/2002_1.172.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 19, 2024.
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