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Meadow-grass : tales of New England life
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Meadow-grass : tales of New England life
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A collection of thirteen short stories about New Hampshire neighborhoods and people, set in the fictional village of Tiverton, a farming community close to the sea.
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The crown of New England
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Image of a landscape view of Mount Washington and the surrounding New Hampshire countryside, with rolling hills and forests at the foot of mountain peaks.
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H.C. Redington & Co. manufacturers of grain and grass scythes, Littleton, New Hampshire, near the White Mountains
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Image of a view of the building interior of H.C. Redington & Company, a grain and grass scythe manufacturer located in Littleton, New Hampshire; blacksmiths, furnaces, and other machinery visible throughout space; two children watch a pair of men working at an anvil in foreground.
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New England hydroelectric dam construction photograph album
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A photograph album documenting the large-scale construction of New England hydroelectric dams in New Hampshire, Connecticut, and Maine, including several photographs of the Wyman Dam construction in Bingham, Maine, dated 1929-1930, and Ayer's Island Dam in Bristol, New Hampshire. The images include both commercial and amateur photographs depicting progress on the dams, construction sites, and power facilities, with many group portraits of workers. Some of the photographs have dates and captions written on the negatives.
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A Map of the most Inhabited part of New England
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A large map in four sheets. Maine is shown as the "Eastern Part of Massachusets." Vermont is still part of New Hampshire. The arrival of the Mayflower is part of the cartouche with natives presenting a beaver as a sign of peace and Ms. Liberty pointing the way forward to a mixed forest of firs and palm trees. Cartouche: Mayflower arrival. Sub maps: Plan of the Town of Boston; Plan of Boston Harbor from an Accurate Survey. "containing the Provinces of Massachusets Bay and New Hampshire, with the Colonies of Connecticut and Rhode Island, Divided into Counties and Townships The whole composed from Actual Surveys and its Situation adjusted by Astronomical Observantions." "Lotter Sculpsit 1776" Prime meridian: London, Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles, leagues. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Watermark: Crosslike device over LK?. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Sub-maps. Verso Text: MS note: 150091 scribbling.
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Badge for "Society of California Pioneers '49 of New England"
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The collection includes some 17th and 18th century items regarding Norton's ancestors in Massachusetts; correspondence by Norton regarding his voyage to California and his time in the gold mines; several items pertaining to Norton's membership in the Society of California Pioneers of New England; a painting and sketch of the ship "Argonaut," both by Clark Oliver; and military records of Charles Walton of the 6th New Hampshire Infantry Regiment and Simon M. Nudd of the 24th Maine Infantry Regiment. Also included is a pocket compass and lock that belonged to William Norton.
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