The Old Man of the Mountain

Photograph

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Museum of the White Mountains

Name/Title

The Old Man of the Mountain

Entry/Object ID

MWM2023.0008.0027

Description

Profile shot of The Old man of the Mountain. Back Label: "The Old Man of the Mountain, the symbol of New Hampshire, looks over the White Mountains from his lofty perch 1200 feet above Profile lake in Franconia Notch State park. The natural profile is 40 feet from forehead to chin and is made up of a series of boulder rock layers." Back Description: "Please Credit Dick Hamilton Photo White Mountain News Bureau No. Woodstock, N.H. 03262"

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Digital

Subject

The Old Man of the Mountain

Subject Place

Location

Franconia Notch

County

Grafton

State/Province

New Hampshire

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Collection

Permanent Collection

Acquisition

Accession

MWM2023.0008

Source or Donor

Old Man of the Mountain Legacy Fund

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Artist

Dick Hamilton

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Location

Franconia Notch

County

Grafton

State/Province

New Hampshire

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Region

White Mountains

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Label

Location

Back of Photograph

Transcription

The Old Man of the Mountain, the symbol of New Hampshire, looks over the White Mountains from his lofty perch 1200 feet above Profile lake in Franconia Notch State park. The natural profile is 40 feet from forehead to chin and is made up of a series of boulder rock layers.

Type

Inscription

Location

Back of Photograph

Transcription

Please Credit Dick Hamilton Photo White Mountain News Bureau No. Woodstock, N.H. 03262

Lexicon

Search Terms

The Old Man of the Mountain, Cannon Mountain, Rock formation, Boulders, Franconia Notch, Cannon Cliff

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Photograph

Dimensions

Height

7 in

Width

5 in

Dimension Notes

Inches

Condition

Notes

Some transfer color/texture at the middle-left of photograph.