Taking Mount Washington Railway Trains, Base Station, White Mountains, New Hampshire, circa 1910
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Passengers scurry to board trains to take them to the top of Mount Washington in New Hampshire's White Mountains in this circa 1910 photograph. Mount Washington is the highest peak in New England and a favorite tourist spot. Trains still carry visitors to the top of the 6,288-foot summit.
Passengers scurry to board trains to take them to the top of Mount Washington in New Hampshire's White Mountains in this circa 1910 photograph. Mount Washington is the highest peak in New England and a favorite tourist spot. Trains still carry visitors to the top of the 6,288-foot summit.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
circa 1910
Creators
Peabody, Henry G. (Henry Greenwood), 1855-1951
Place of Creation
United States, Michigan, Detroit
Creator Notes
Photographed by Henry G. Peabody; published by Detroit Publishing Co., Detroit, Michigan.
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.DPC.034431
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Toning (Photography)
Color
Brown
Dimensions
Height: 7 in
Width: 9 in
Inscriptions
Writing in pencil on back reads: Taking trains of Mt. Wash. Ry at Base Station White Mnts, N.H. Number on back reads: 3732 P N.H. 5 5-526 (file #?) Written on back in blue pencil: #03443
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