- Title:
- The Heart of the Notch
- Object Name:
- Object ID:
- 1976.031.05
- Creator:
- Brown, Harrison Bird (1831-1915)
Artist ; Lakeside PressPrinter - Place of Origin:
- Portland, ME
- Date:
- 1890
- Description:
- Photogravure of The Heart of the Notch, White Mountains of New Hampshire, painted by Harrison Bird Brown (1831-1915), printed by Lakeside Press for Maine Central Railroad, 1890. Ink on paper. Landscape of the White Mountains with a gorge in left foreground and right background, crossed by railroad trestle (Willey Brook Bridge) at left. Queen Anne-style house (Mount Willard Section House) on far side of ravine, at left, with turret. Center background, a train curves along the side of Mount Willard. Signed in print, lower right corner: "HBBROWN." Printed in lower margin at left: "Painted by H.B. Brown." Center: "Copyright 1890. by Maine Central R.R." Right: "Photogravure, Lakeside Press." Title printed in center of lower margin: "THE HEART OF THE NOTCH / White Mountains of New Hampshire. / MAINE CENTRAL RAILROAD." Matted. In molded wood frame; acrylic glazing.
- Material:
- Paper
- Dimensions:
- H-18 W-24 inches
- Provenance:
- Purchased at a public auction from The Crawford House, July 26-29, 1976.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase, Crawford House Fund
- People:
- Brown, Harrison Bird (1831-1915)
- Subjects:
- Crawford Notch, White Mountains, Willey Brook Bridge, Mount Willard
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