From Mt. Battie west view of Hope Mountain Frieze

Photograph

Walsh History Center - Camden Public Library

Name/Title

"From Mt. Battie west view of Hope Mountain Frieze"

Entry/Object ID

WHC 2011.44.1

Description

Vintage black and white photograph of 4 young women resting their heads on the balcony at the Summit House on top of Mt. Battie in Camden, Maine. The view is toward the mountains in Hope and according to the seller the photo was taken from a scrapbook belonging to Alice Creighton George of Thomaston. The photo was captioned in the scrapbook "from Mt. Battie west view of Hope Mountain Frieze."

Collection

Walsh History Center

Cataloged By

Heather Bilodeau

Acquisition

Accession

WHC 2011.44

Source or Donor

E-bay

Acquisition Method

Purchase

Made/Created

Date made

1909

Place

Location

Maine/ Knox County/ Camden

Notes

Medium: Photographic Paper

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Mountains, People, Recreation, Scenic overlooks, Women

Search Terms

Camden, Hope, Maine, Mt. Battie, Summit House

Dimensions

Height

2-1/2 in

Width

4 in

Location

Container

CPL Collection: Early Photos of Camden

Cabinet

Glass Bookcase - center

Building

Walsh History Center

Date

October 21, 2025

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Date Examined

Dec 20, 2011

Examined By

Heather Bilodeau

Provenance

Notes

According to the seller it is "from the personal collection of Alice Creighton George who resided in Thomaston Maine. This collection covers the years of approx. 1908-1920, chronicling her life as a student at Wheaton College in Norton, Massachusetts, which at the time was Norton Female Seminary, also known as Wheaton Seminary, her life following school in Thomaston, and her travels around the state of Maine. In Thomaston, we believe she resided in what was known as the Creighton homestead, a house built by architect James Overlock. Ms. George later rented an artist's studio cabin which we believe was in Monhegan, Maine, circa 1915, where she painted landscapes in the imressionism style. A couple of her paintings are now available from the Wiscasset Bay Gallery. To the best of our knowledge, Alice Creighton George died in Camden, Knox County, Maine, on April 9, 1986. It appears she never married."

General Notes

Note

Original or Copy: Original Status: OK Status By: Heather Bilodeau Status Date: 2011-12-20

Created By

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Create Date

December 20, 2011

Updated By

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Update Date

October 27, 2025