Summer in the White Mountains: Historical New Hampshire/ by Daniel H. Giffen.
- Title:
- Summer in the White Mountains: Historical New Hampshire/ by Daniel H. Giffen.
- Author:
- Giffen, Daniel H.
- Call Number:
- 977.8 N5321h
- Publication Information:
- Concord,NH: New Hampshire Historical Society, 1965.
- Physical Description:
- p. 32-41.
- Source:
- Concord, New Hampshire: New Hampshire Historical Society, 1965 Vol. 20, Issue 2 (Summer 1965) Historical New Hampshire
- Description:
- The article discusses the history of summers in New Hampshire, analyzing and providing images of a number of paintings on the subject. Paintings considered include H.D. Young's "Mount Cardigan and Newfound Lake," Thomas Hill's "View to Elephant Head," and Benjamin Champney's "View in the White Mountains." The author discusses a summer house built by New Hampshire Governor John Wentworth in 1768, an 1826 landslide in Crawford Notch in the White Mountains, and the influence of the construction of railroads on summer visitors.
- Subjects:
- Summer Resorts. , Summer in art. , New Hampshire History.
- People:
- Champney, Benjamin, 1817-1907. , Hill, Thomas, 1829-1908. , Wentworth, John, 1737-1820. , Young, H.D.
- Organizations:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Periodicals History.
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