The Mountain View House, North Woodstock, White Mts., N.H.

Archive

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Museum of the White Mountains

Name/Title

The Mountain View House, North Woodstock, White Mts., N.H.

Entry/Object ID

MWM2015.0001.0141

Scope and Content

The Mountain View House sits on a small hill with a porch wrapping around the building, mansard roofing, dormers and a flag flying from the top. A path leads to the porch and trees stand around the building. People sit in rocking chairs on the porch. Built in 1883 by Stephen Sharon, it served as an inn to visitors throughout the 19th and 20th centuries. Back Description: There is a letter written on the back as well as a George Washington stamp in the upper right hand corner. Transcription: Miss Daisy [illegible] 284 Warren East, Detroit, Michigan (c/ Miss Edith Shaw) Read Gladys' card this P.M. Kind of her to think of me. Had a letter from [illegible]hoping you could come there. Wish you could. We are missing you a lot now. [illegible] not home this week. Liela (?) F. & D. here last Sunday. Having [illegible] that night to bring you home. Mrs. Ricker has gone to the hospital. [Illegible] Hoyt has had a shock, not expected to live. This has been a perfect day. Did you get my letter, have only written one. Love Mama

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

Porches, Dormers, Flags, Mansard roofs, Rocking chairs, People, Trees, Paths

Search Terms

Postal Services, North Woodstock (Grafton county, New Hampshire : inhabited place)

Archive Details

Date(s) of Creation

1922 - 1922

Archive Notes

Date(s): August 10, 1922

General Notes

Note

Scan ID#: WM201800278, WM201800279