Mount Washington in Winter

Book

Museum of the White Mountains

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

MWM2010.0001.2551

Description

This book is a collection of the experiences of a scientific expedition upon the highest mountain in New England 1870-1871. Physical Description: Light green colored, hard cover, Portrait of a steam engine train ascending a elevated track up a mountain in gold coloring, title is on the top of spine.

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

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Mountain passes, Scientific equipment, History, Science, Scientific illustrations, Mountaineering, Experiments, Expeditions & surveys, Mountain climbing, Exploration, Geography, Scientists, Mountains

Search Terms

Cannon Mountain (Grafton county, New Hampshire : peak), Champlain, Lake (North and Central America : lake), Moosilauke, Mount (Grafton county, New Hampshire : peak), Adams, Mount (Coos county, New Hampshire : peak), Washington, Mount (Coos county, New Hampshire : Mountain), Mount Washington Carriage Road (Coos county, New Hampshire : road), Old Man of the Mountain (Grafton county, New Hampshire : peak), Summit House (Coos county, New Hampshire : inhabited place), Tip-Top House (Coos county, New Hampshire : inhabited place), White Mountain House (Coos county, New Hampshire : inhabited place), New England

Book Details

Author

Chick and Andrews

Publisher

H. O. Houghton Company

Place Published

City

Cambridge

State/Province

Massachusetts

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Date Published

1871

Condition

Notes

07/30/2012-CH- Top and bottom front and back corners are begining to lightly fray. The top and bottom of the spine of the book is beggining to fray. The front and back covers and wearing and loosing color in the bend near the attachment to the spine. No structural damage.09/05/2012-LB- Moved condition up to Good, no change from previous cataloging. Small binding repair evident.

General Notes

Note

Notes: Last page contains advertisements for other White Mountains history books of the 1870s.