Colorized postcard 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
