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Title:

Conway, N.H.

Object Name:

Print

Object ID:

1988.508

Creator:

Norris, George E. (1855-1926)Artist

Place of Origin:

Brockton, MA

Date:

1896

Description:

Collotype, bird's-eye view of Conway, N.H., attributed to George E. Norris (1855-1926), 1896. Ink on paper with tint stone. Aerial view of the town of Conway with the Pequawket River flowing from left center edge to lower left foreground. Houses, manufacturers, and businesses line streets in village. Trains running from center to left background. Mountains in background. Titled in landscape of Mt. Chocorua: "CONWAY, N.H. / 1896." Key in five columns in lower margin. Over two left-most columns: "MOUNTAINS:" First column: "1. Washington. / 2. Adams. / 3. Madison. / 4. Carter. / 5. Carter Gap. / 6. Black. / 7. Double Head. / 8. Kearsarge. / 9. Thorn." Second column: "10. Iron. / 11. White Horse Lodge. / 12. Mote. / 13. Haystack. / 14. Eagle Lodge. / 15. Bear. / 16. North Conway Village. / 17. Union Church. / 18. Schools / 19. Conway House, L. L. Blood & Son. / 20. Pequawket House, D. D Pendexter." Third column: "21. Savings Bank, C. W. Wilder Treas. / 22. Conway Opera House, Orrin Robertson, Prop." Centered in third column "MANUFACTURERS." Third column: "23. A. C. Kennett, Spool Manufactory. / 24. A.C. Kennett, Box Manufactory. / 25. B. F. Sturtevant Co's Peg Wood Works. / 26. B. F. Clark, Lumber Mill. / 27. L. C. Quint & Co., Lumber Mill. / 28. O. B. Merrill, Lumber Manufacturer. / 29. J. B. Smith, Ladder and Chair Works. / 30. H. C. Baxter & Bro., Canning Factory. / 31. Fred Eaton, Undertaker and Carriage Maker. / 32. L. S. Merrill, Undertaker and Carriage Maker." Fourth column: "33. Cloutman Bros., Horseshoeing and Blacksmithing. / 34. Geo. C. Wells, Horseshoeing and Jobbing." centered in fourth column "MERCHANTS." Fourth column: "35. Davis and Fifield, Dry Goods, Clothing, Boots, / Shoes and Groceries. / 36. Conway Furniture Co., General Household / Supplies. / 37. E. B. Carlton, General Merchandise. / 38. C. Shackford & Son, Groceries, Girst Mill and / Grain. / 39. L. C. Quint, Hardware and Agricultural Tools. / 40. G. W. Shaw, Druggist. / 41. Geo. F. Ridlon, Millinery and Fancy Foods." Fifth column "42. Mrs. E. J. Shackford, Millinery and Fancy Foods. / 43. Sawyer & Churchill, General Merchandise. / 29. J. B. Smith, Hay and Grain. / 44. Uriah Robertson, Coal Dealer. / 45. John C. L. Wood, Lawyer and Insurance. / 46. S. N. Greenlaw, Physician and Surgeon. / 47. B. Frank Horne, M. D., Physician and Surgeon. / 48. Myron Abbott, Residence. / 49. Geo A. Heath, [ditto mark] / 50. John Head, [ditto mark] /,51. S. M. Hobson, [ditto mark] / "52. J. W. Hill, Carpenter and Builder. / 53. S. C. Hill, Elmwood Farm." Matted. Molded wood frame with acrylic glazing.

Material:

Paper

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society Collections

People:

Norris, George E. (1855-1926)

Subjects:

Conway, NH, Industry, Manufacturers, Merchants, Mountains, Tourism