Sign
- Title:
- Old Man of the Mountain
- Object Name:
- Sign
- Object ID:
- 1967.062.02
- Creator:
- Shorey, Guy L. (1881-1961) -- Photographer; Schwamb, Clinton W. Company -- Woodworker
- Date:
- 1920-1930
- Description:
- Sign. Shorey Studio, Gorham, NH. Photograph of Old Man of the Mountain in oval wooden frame with glass. Rectangular wooden plaque above, with printed paper label: "Men hang out their signs indicative of their / respective trades ... Shoemakers hang out / a gigantic shoe; jewelers a monster watch; / even the dentist hangs out a gold tooth; but up in / the Franconia Mountains God Almighty has hung / out a Sign to Show that in New England He / Makes Men. --Daniel Webster." Printed circular green and white paper label on reverse of plaque: "THE SHOREY STUDIO / GORHAM, N.H. / AMONG / THE / WHITE / HILLS", with mountain image. Frame and plaque made by Clinton W. Schwamb Company, Arlington, MA.
- Material:
- Wood
Paper
Metal
Glass - Dimensions:
- H-8 W-4.5 D-0.5 inches
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Partridge
- Subjects:
- Old Man of the Mountain, Signs
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