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Carved stones photographic prints, 1901

Title:
Carved stones photographic prints, 1901
Creator:
unidentified
Accession / Call Number:
2016.004
Object ID:
2016.004
Date:
1901
Type of Material:
graphic material
Physical Description:
2 photographic prints
Language:
English
Scope and Content:
Two mounted photographic prints of a collection of twenty smooth stones, mostly round or oval, each with a figure crudely scratched into the surface. Written in pencil on back of each photo: "Indian Relicks From Procter, Franklin Falls, N.H., March 27, 1901." Figures include six faces, two crescents, a tepee, a fish or projectile point, a set of three parallel lines, and a pair of perpendicular lines. The faces, crescents, and tepee are somewhat similar to carvings on the Meredith "mystery stone."
Subjects:
Stone carving
Locations:
Franklin, NH
Terms of Use:
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Credit Line:
New Hampshire Historical Society collection.
Restrictions:
Available for research.
Level Description:
File part
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