East Side Coaching Parade at Centre Villa

Photograph

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Museum of the White Mountains

Name/Title

East Side Coaching Parade at Centre Villa

Entry/Object ID

MWM2010.0001.2261

Description

Black and white photo of an event held at the Centre Villa. Two long benches and tall trees are in the foreground. In the midground is an arch which reads, "Centre Villa." In the background is a white painted building with patriotic style streamers displayed for the event. A man is on the roof near the chimney. Stream of lanterns are in view. People in 19th century attire are throughout the grounds. On back, written in pencil, "1892 East Side Coaching Parade- 'Centre Villa.'"

Collection

Dan Noel Collection

Acquisition

Accession

MWM2010.0001

Source or Donor

Dan Noel

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Dan Noel

Made/Created

Date made

1892

Place

City

North Conway

County

Carroll

State/Province

New Hampshire

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Benches, Patriotism, Arches, Parades & processions, Villas, Lamp posts, Decorations, Festive, Coaches, Children, Men & women, Flags, Ladders, Porches, Lanterns, Barns

Search Terms

North Conway (Carroll county, New Hampshire : inhabited place)

Dimensions

Height

4-1/2 in

Width

7-3/8 in

Dimension Notes

Inches. Mounted 11 x 14 card stock.

Condition

Notes

On the card stock there are signs of past mold, water damage in upper left hand corner. Some acid burns also on the card stock. The overall photograph is in excellent condition.

General Notes

Note

Notes: Coaching parades in North Conway seem to have been an annual event in the 1890s. The East Side Parades ended at the Kearsarge House where prizes were awarded and speeches made. Internet searches found a lot of information on the 1894 parade in particular. More info on the parades: http://books.google.com/books?id=URar7utdt60C&pg=PA45&lpg=PA45&dq=kearsarge+house+coaching+parade&source=bl&ots=Dc9hpRzrIF&sig=lMazSbnE6vshF2CWnb5tVD6JJhQ&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Z5vqUtT8IqTKsQS5poGYAw&ved=0CD4Q6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=kearsarge%20house%20coaching%20parade&f=false http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FA0917FF3A5515738DDDA90B94D0405B8485F0D3 http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2249&dat=18940829&id=pUVfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jVQNAAAAIBAJ&pg=4987,4420851 Original or Copy: Original Status By: Bolduc, Lindsay Status Date: 2017-06-15 Scan ID#: WM20140115 UDF03: NHHN EXPORT