The Stanley Steamer, Taking a Steep Grade on Mount Washington

Archive

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Museum of the White Mountains

Name/Title

The Stanley Steamer, Taking a Steep Grade on Mount Washington

Entry/Object ID

MWM2010.0001.1652

Scope and Content

Two sided advertising card. The front depicts a racing car known as the Stanley Steamer ascending Mount Washington, while several spectators stand on the side of the road. Printed below the image is "The Stanley Steamer, Taking a Steep Grade on Mount Washington." On the reverse is a partial breakfast menu with "Fish Cakes" crossed out in what could be purple crayon. The menu is dated Monday March 2, 1908.

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

Card, Advertising

Nomenclature Class

Advertising Media

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Advertisements, Cars, Menus, Mountains, Tourism, Automobile racing, Automobiles

Search Terms

Mount Washington Auto Road (Coos county, New Hampshire : road), Washington, Mount (Coos county, New Hampshire : mountain), Breakfast

Archive Details

Date(s) of Creation

1906 - 1908

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

5.5 x 3.5

General Notes

Note

Status By: Enman, Rebecca Status Date: 2016-08-03 Scan ID#: WM201600026, WM201600027 UDF03: NHHN EXPORT