NEW HAMPSHIRE.-SUMMIT HOUSE, AND MOUNT WASHINGTON RAILROAD,- FROM A PHOTOGRAPH BY D.W.BUTTERFIELD, BOSTON. and THE LATE ALEXANDER HAMILTON.-PHOTOGRAPHED BY HENKEL.

Print

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Museum of the White Mountains

Name/Title

NEW HAMPSHIRE.-SUMMIT HOUSE, AND MOUNT WASHINGTON RAILROAD,- FROM A PHOTOGRAPH BY D.W.BUTTERFIELD, BOSTON. and THE LATE ALEXANDER HAMILTON.-PHOTOGRAPHED BY HENKEL.

Entry/Object ID

MWM2024.0006.0040

Description

A page from 'FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED NEWSPAPER' containing two engravings. The first, on the top half of the page, is a portrait of Alexander Hamilton Jr.. The second, on the bottom half, is a landscape engraving of Mount Washington's Summit House and Railroad.

Type of Print

Engraving

Artwork Details

Subject

Mount Washington, Alexander Hamilton Jr.

Subject Person

Alexander Hamilton Jr.

Subject Place

Location

Mount Washington

County

Coös

State/Province

New Hampshire

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Acquisition

Accession

MWM2024.0006

Source or Donor

Nancy T. Block

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Henkel

Attribution

After

Role

Photographer

Artist

David William Butterfield

Attribution

After

Role

Photographer

Manufacturer

Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper

Date made

Aug 21, 1875

Time Period

19th Century

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Label

Location

below upper engraving center

Transcription

THE LATE ALEXANDER HAMILTON.-PHOTOGRAPHED BY HENKEL

Language

English

Type

Label

Location

below lower engraving center

Transcription

NEW HAMPSHIRE.- SUMMIT HOUSE, AND MOUNT WASHINGTON RAILROAD.-FROM A PHOTOGRAPH BY D. W. BUTTERFIELD, BOSTON.

Language

English

Type

Inscription

Location

within lower engraving

Transcription

Miss / Lizzie Bourne / Daughter [of] / Judge Bourne / [Kennebunk ME] / Perished here. / Sept. 14 1855 / Aged [23 Years]

Language

English

Notes

Mostly filled in from modern day Lizzie Bourne memorial as text is unclear.

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Houses, Railroads, Trains, Railways, Memorials, People, Railroad tracks, Rocks, Mountains, Clouds

Dimensions

Width

11-1/8 in

Length

16-1/4 in

Condition

Notes

Small stains along left edge. Fold near vertical center. Small pieces of tape on back edges. Dog ear crease in lower left corner from front.