Train Trivia 11/21/05 (ANSWERED)

[Anonymous]

Artist George Ennis was hired in 1854 by the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western, the railroad president asked that _________ locomotives be included in the painting?

1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4. 4

[Anonymous]

Bet none of you can google this one!

[Anonymous]

Well, it was probably done in Hudson School style, so . . . oh heck, I have no idea.

I'll guess two.

[Anonymous]

Man, you guys are quick on the draw, it only took you two minutes to find the topic.

[jeffhergert]

G.D.Phelps offered him "$75.00 to immortalize his new roundhouse at Scranton and show all three of his locomotives, each lettered with the company's interminable name. For that price, said Inness, he could have only one, and at a distance, uninscribed." Railroads in America by Oliver Jensen.
Jeff

[Anonymous]

According to my Google search the answer is four. Also, even though George Ennis was an artist, he never did a painting for the Delaware, Lackawanna, and Western. George Inness however, did do a painting for the railroad.
http://companypubs.elhts.org/LACK_Apr1954.pdf
On page 14.

[Anonymous]

No Ennis is the poper spelling, acording to my source.

[Anonymous]

Well, i'll go with 3 just for the heck of it

[Anonymous]

I would agree with you Jurubel, but it says it was drawn in 1855 in that article. This one was in 1854. I don't know, this is a hard one! I guess I'll go with one, because nobody else has guessed that. ?????

[Anonymous]

I said it was commsioned in 1854, he may not have finished until next year.
3. However for the $75 dollar fee Ennis put only one in the foreground.


This is according to my old stand by The Roultedge Histlorical Atlas of the American Railroads. Of course now Murphy (who must have this book) will be able to look up a lot of answers.(not that I don't use a plethora of other info sources)

[Anonymous]

Yes it was The Lackwanana Valley." No the book says George Ennis, It make you wonder who got a mispelling though. Yes I clicked on the link.

[Anonymous]

I think the book, is probally wrong. So make that George Inness, looks like a case of dieslexia on the part of the aurthor.