The Turnbuckles on The Old Man of the Mountain

Photograph

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Museum of the White Mountains

Name/Title

The Turnbuckles on The Old Man of the Mountain

Entry/Object ID

MWM2023.0008.0029

Description

An image featuring two individuals adjusting the turnbuckles that hold The Old Man of the Mountain's boulders together. Back description: (Center): "Please Credit Dick Hamilton Photo White Mountain News Bureau No. Woodstock, N.H. 03262" (Upper right): "46%" (Upper left): "2" (Lower left): "Niels"

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Digital

Subject

The Old Man of the Mountain

Subject Person or Organization

Nielsen, Niels

Subject Place

Location

Franconia Notch

County

Grafton

State/Province

New Hampshire

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Collection

Permanent Collection

Acquisition

Accession

MWM2023.0008

Source or Donor

Old Man of the Mountain Legacy Fund

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Artist

Dick Hamilton

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Location

Franconia Notch

County

Grafton

State/Province

New Hampshire

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Region

White Mountains

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Location

Back of photograph; upper right

Transcription

46% (in blue marker)

Type

Inscription

Location

Back of Photograph; center

Transcription

Please Credit Dick Hamilton Photo White Mountain News Bureau No. Woodstock, N.H. 03262 (stamp)

Type

Inscription

Location

Back of photograph; upper left

Transcription

2 (in pen)

Type

Inscription

Location

Back of photograph; lower left

Transcription

Niels (encircled and written in pen)

Lexicon

Search Terms

Turnbuckles, The Old Man of the Mountain, Franconia Notch, Cannon Mountain, Cannon Cliff, Rock formation, Boulders

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Photograph

Dimensions

Height

10 in

Width

8 in

Dimension Notes

Inches

Condition

Notes

Slight creasing visible over surface of photograph.