No. 1 - Observation Tower, Indian Head, N.H.
No. 2 - The Three Bears at Indian Head, N.H.
No. 3 - The Basin, Franconia Notch, N.H.
No. 4 - Mt. Chocorua, White Mountains of N.H.
No. 5 - The Indian Head, White Mountains of N.H.
No. 6 - Old Man of the Mountains, White Mountains, N.H.
No. 7 - Hall of the Ships, Lost River, N.H.
No. 8 - The Guillotine, Lost River, N.H.
No. 9 - Crystal Cascade, Tuckerman Ravine, White Mountains of N.H.
No. 10 - The Flume Cascade, White Mountains, N.H.
So there you go, New Hampshire beautiful, even in black and white. I can see Chororua from the highway. Sadly, the Old Man is gone now, along with the Three Bears. (continue to Part II.)
12 comments:
It's too bad the old man disappeared. At least he lives on in photos and postcards.
Woderful postcards, I love old black and white postcards.
How did the Old Man of the Mountain disappear?
My goodness.. those bears are clapping! I haven't seen the Flume yet. Shame on my Mum as a tour guide:) I always seem to visit in the winter and it's closed then. I can't wait to lay my eyes on it though. It's delightful to see it in postcard form:)
Thanks for asking,Mary. The naturally formed profile of the "Old Man" was a pile of rocks later reinforced by the addition of steel cables. Heavy spring rains caused the 40-foot stone face to fall in May of 2003. There is a very nice dedication page online at:
http://www.greatdreams.com/Old-Man.htm
So, where did the old man go? What fascinating photographs. Wow.
Happy PFF!
"A handful of cables and epoxy on the rugged mountainside showed where the face once gazed eastward. Scrapes and shattered ledge along the slope showed the path of the fall. Park staff reported no fallen parts of the face were distinguishable from other boulders on the slope." [from greatdreams.com]
I guess there's no going back once you take the plunge!
Could it be the Guillotine Lost River? I've never seen such small cards - a great find.
Thank you, Sheila. It is the Guillotine! Found another view at:
http://www.thejumpingfrog.com/si/1138176.html
Check out their site to see an amazing array of postcards and ephemera. I'm in a whole lot of trouble now!!
These are really great! I didn't know the old man was gone. How sad. Nice that you have a postcard of him though!
The waterfalls are beautiful!
LOL. The Three Bears are gone? I suppose that Goldilocks is also a goner?
Great cards!
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