A Whoopers Eye-View of New England, As Seen from the Second Annual Whooper Dinner, 1954 April 29

Collection Name:

Broadside Collection - Promotional Materials

Title:

A Whoopers Eye-View of New England, As Seen from the Second Annual Whooper Dinner, 1954 April 29

Creator:

unidentified

Creator Role:

Artist

Accession / Call Number:

2019.025

Object ID:

2019.025

Date:

1954/04/29

Type of Material:

cartographic material

Physical Description:

1 map ; 17.5" x 12"

Language:

English

Scope and Content:

Humorous map titled "A Whoopers Eye-View of New England as seen from the Second Annual Whooper Dinner" at the Manchester State Armory, NH, on April 29, 1954. The map shows all the New England states, listing them as "Connecticut (The Nutmeg State-Possession of the Molucca Islands)," "City of Rhode Island," "Taxachusetts (The Gourmets Paradise - Beans and Codfish)," "New Hampshire," "Desert of Vermont (Scenery Snitchers)," and "Maine (Scenery Snitchers)." Governor Hugh Gregg created the Whooper certificate as a way to bestow honorary citizenship in the State of New Hampshire upon those who spread the word about the greatness of the state; the winner of the April 1954 Whooper Award was Harold Ley, a New York City construction engineer and summer resident of New Hampshire.

Subjects:

Maps , Wit and humor

Locations:

New England
Manchester, NH

Terms of Use:

For permission to reproduce or publish material from this collection, please contact the New Hampshire Historical Society. Researchers are responsible for following all copyright and intellectual property laws.

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society purchase.

Restrictions:

Available for research.

Level Description:

Item

Box Number:

26