Governor Langdon's Town, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, 1916
- Title:
- Governor Langdon's Town, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, 1916
- Creator:
- Boos, John E. , 1879-1974
- Accession / Call Number:
- 2016.117
- Object ID:
- 2016.117
- Date:
- 1916
- Type of Material:
- textual record
- Physical Description:
- 1 volume
- Language:
- English
- Scope and Content:
- John E. Boos' travel account of his trip to Portsmouth and the seacoast of New Hampshire in 1916. Boos gives a detailed description of the city, its inhabitants, and its architecture. He also visted New Castle and Hampton Beach, writing about those towns as well. Boos visited the houses of Portsmouth's famous inhabitants on his trip. Intersperesed in the volume are postcards of locations in the seacoast that Boos describes. Boos also collected autographs in his volume, notably a letter written and signed by General Fitz John Porter. Known for his Lincoln collection, Boos pays particular attention to the Civil War veterans he encountered on his travels.
- Subjects:
- Travel books
- Locations:
- Portsmouth, NH
- People:
- Boos, John E. , 1879-1974 , Porter, Fitz-John
- 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
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