The Profile House and Franconia Notch

Name/Title

The Profile House and Franconia Notch

Entry/Object ID

MWM2015.0001.0108

Scope and Content

A color image shows the edge of a lake with the Profile House sitting just beyond in the Franconia Notch. Trees surround the property and extend up onto the mountain side in the background. A valley is also visible. The Profile House is a large estate made up of a large white hotel and smaller buildings behing it. The Profile house was built in 1852 and burned down in 1923. In 1928, the land was dedicated as the Franconia Notch State Park.

Acquisition

Accession

MWM2015.0001

Source or Donor

Newton, John W. (Jack) and Anne H.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Postcard

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Writing Media

Nomenclature Class

Written Communication T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Trees, Mountains, Hotels, Valleys, Notches

Search Terms

Postal Services, Profile House (Grafton county, New Hampshire : inhabited place), Lakes

Archive Details

Date(s) of Creation

1915 - 1930

General Notes

Note

Scan ID#: WM201800212, WM201800213