Name/Title
4500 - Mt. Washington, White Mountains, New HampshireEntry/Object ID
MWM2024.0003.0023Description
A postcard containing a landscape photo of both green and colorful trees in the foreground, and Mt. Washington in the background. The photo is in color.
Typical postcard back containing, 1, extra information on Mt. Washington, and 2, printing information.
1: Mt. Washington (altitude 6288ft.) is New England's highest peak. It dominates the Presidential Range, the rugged summit rising a sheer thousand feet above a high plateau. Always impressive this mountain is the most majestic when snow capped.
2: Text - Made in Switzerland and Imported exclusively by K.S.Tanner, Jr., Rutherfordton, N.C., U.S.A.
Postmarked in Franconia, NH on September 22, 1943 at 9am.
Transcription: This is what we did not see coming up. No snow + hardly any color - we arrived about - four o'clock had a nice dinner in Concord. We have walked all around here + up to the library building on the hill. ACJ. Tues 6.30 PM
Addressee: Miss Florence J. Murphy, 376 Lafayette St. Salem, MASubject
Mount WashingtonSubject Place
Location
Mount WashingtonCounty
CoösState/Province
New HampshireCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaCollection
Permanent CollectionAcquisition
Accession
MWM2024.0003Source or Donor
Alvin SchautAcquisition Method
GiftCredit Line
Alvin SchautLexicon
LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
PostcardsSearch Terms
Mt. Washington, Mount Washington, White MountainsPostcard Details
Publisher
Bromley & Company, Inc.Place Printed
Country
SwitzerlandContinent
EuropePhotographer
Winston PotePostmark
Date and Time of Postmark
September 22, 1943; 9amPostmark Place
Location
Franconia NotchCounty
GraftonState/Province
New HampshireCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaAddressee
Name
Miss Florence J. MurphyAddress
Street
376 Lafayette St.City
SalemState/Province
MassachusettsPrimary Language
EnglishTranscription
Transcription
This is what we did not see coming up. No snow + hardly any color - we arrived about - four o'clock had a nice dinner in Concord. We have walked all around here + up to the library building on the hill. ACJ. Tues 6.30 PMTranscriber
Zechariah SmithLanguage
English