Hikers descending Mt. Washington, White Mts., NH

Archive

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Museum of the White Mountains

Name/Title

Hikers descending Mt. Washington, White Mts., NH

Entry/Object ID

MWM2010.0001.0006

Scope and Content

Black and white image of a line of hikers on a mountain. They all have backpacks. Printed on the front, "Hikers descending Mt. Washington, White Mts., NH." Back Description: Printed on back, "Post card, this side fo correspondence, Conway Oct 23, 9 am, 1942, NH." Handwritten note and address. Transcription: "Oct 24/42 Card Rec, we are having warm weather so far, Tiger has only stayed in 3 nights. Yes, he misses you and knows your couch. We are painting in the house and he runs in, Tom found him back of the hot water tank Sunday. Ed Sloane is living upstairs. His sister has her house for sale. Alfred Eckes + family were here Tues after several weeks. Were glad to see people they knew. They came for their vegetables + preserves. Best Regards… Tom & Mary Boldue, Conway, N.H." Addressed : "Pvt Ervyne Seabury 807 Lech Sqdn. Poarchs 610 Sioux Falls Air Base Sioux Falls, S.D. Postmarked: Conway Oct 23 9 AM 1942

Collection

Dan Noel Collection

Acquisition

Accession

MWM2010.0001

Source or Donor

Dan Noel

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Dan Noel

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Postcard

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Writing Media

Nomenclature Class

Written Communication T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Mountains, People, Soldiers, Air bases, Air forces, Hiking, Landscape photographs

Search Terms

Washington, Mount (Coos county, New Hampshire : mountain), Conway (Carroll county, New Hampshire : inhabited place), Sioux Falls (Minnehaha county, South Dakota : inahbited place), Presidential Range (Coos county, New Hampshire : ridge), Postage Postage Stamps, World War II

Archive Details

Date(s) of Creation

1942 - 1942

Archive Notes

Date(s): October 24, 1942 Medium: cardstock Publisher: Atkinson Photo Repros, Laconia, NH

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

3.5" x 5.5"

Relationships

Related Places

Place

Region

Presidential Range

County

Coös

State/Province

New Hampshire

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

General Notes

Note

Status: OK Status By: Burke, Lindsay Status Date: 2011-12-15 Scan ID#: WM201000011, WM201000012 Other Date: 10/23/1942 UDF03: NHHN EXPORT