Plate, Engraving

Object Name:

Plate, Engraving

Object ID:

1976.031.15.01-15

Description:

Set of printing plates from Crawford House, 15 pieces. Copper on wood blocks.

1. "THE CRAWFORD HOUSE. / C.H. MERRILL, MANAGER." Text with two images. 7.2" x 3.4" x 0.9" high.
2. "CRAWFORD HOUSE." Text with one image. 7.1" x 3.3" x 0.8" high.
3. "REPORT OF ANALYSIS OF MERRILL SPRING AT CRAWFORD, N.H." Text with one image. Scraps of paper on wooden block side. 7.4" x 3.5" x 0.9" high.
4. "ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH OF THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE." Text refers to Crawford House and has two images. 7.4" x 3.5" x 0.9" high.
5. "THE WILLEY HOUSE. / THE MOUNT WILLARD VIEW." Text with one image. 7.4" x 3.6" x 0.9 high.
6. "FABYAN HOUSE." Text with one image. 7.1" x 3.4" x 0.9" high.
7. "THE FABYAN HOUSE / O.C. BARRON, MANAGER." Text with one image. 7.4" x 3.6" x 0.9" high.
8. "Distance from Fayban House." Text with two images. 7.6" x 3.6" x 0.9" high.
9. "THE TWIN MOUNTAIN HOUSE. / W.A BARRON, MANAGER." Text with two images. 7.4" x 3.5" x 0.9" high.
10. "Distances From Twin Mt. House." Text with two images. 7.4" x 3.5" x 0.9" high.
11. "Mt. Washington Summit House / and Railway. / BARRON, MERRILL, AND BARRON, MANAGERS." Text with three images. 7.5" x 3.5" x 0.9" high.
12. "Time-Table from Quebec, the Adirondacks, Lake Champlain / and Burlington. / Sound Lines from New York to Boston and Providence." Text with one image. 7.2" x 3.3" x 0.9" high.
13. "Pinkham Notch." Text with two images. 7.1" x 3.3" x 0.9" high.
14. "IS THERE ANY SINGLE DAY TRIP IN THE / WORLD WHICH EQUALS THIS?" Text with one image. 7.1" x 3.3" x 0.9 high.
15. " In the White Mountains / CRAWFORD NOTCH CLUB / Crawford Notch, New Hampshire." Text with image of a person swinging a golf club. 3.2" x 3.1" x 0.9" high.

Material:

Metal
Wood

Provenance:

From auction of the contents of the Crawford House, Crawford Notch, NH, July 26-29, 1976. These plates were given after the auction by an unknown donor.

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase, Crawford House Fund

Subjects:

Engravings, Crawford House, Printing plates, Printing blocks