Methuen-Rotary-Station / John J. Welch
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 2002/1.172
- Title
- Methuen-Rotary-Station
- Artist
- John J. Welch
- Artist Nationality
- American
- Artist Life Dates
- born 1912
- Medium and Support
- oil on laminated paperboard, with newsprint paper
- Object Creation Date
- 1931
- Object Creation Place
- North and Central America (continent)
- United States (nation)
- Massachusetts (state)
- Essex (county)
- Haverhill
- Creation Place 1
- North and Central America (continent)
- 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.)
- Century
- Early 20th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Painting
- Primary Object Type
- landscape
- Secondary Object Classification
- Painting
- Secondary Object Type
- historical
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- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 2898 x 1636
- File Size
- 631 KB
- Record
- 2002/1.172
- Link to this Item
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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 April 19, 2024.