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Man painting on Ledge Hill, Sunapee, N.H., undated

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GUSN

GUSN-174309

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Description

This is a man sitting at an easel while he paints on Ledge Hill overlooking Lake Sunapee in Sunapee, New Hampshire. The town of Sunapee is in the distance and a range of mountains can be seen.

Details

Descriptive Terms

easel painting (image-making)
lakes (bodies of water)
hills
easels
painters (artists)
mountains
black-and-white prints (photographs)
photographs

Inscription

Harbor and village from Ledge Hill / almost certainly Lake Sunapee (handwritten)
For copies from this plate No.12 send price in stamps to D.W. Butterfield, Cambridgeport, Mass. (stamped)

Physical Description

1 photograph ; 5 x 8 inches

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Date of Acquisition

1936-02-29

Reference Code

PC001.02.01.USNH.1580.0010.001

Acquisition Type

Gift

Image Dimensions

5 x 8 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Sunapee (Sullivan county, New Hampshire)
Ledge Hill (Hillsborough county, New Hampshire) [peak]
Sunapee Lake (New Hampshire) [lake]

Record Details

Originator

Butterfield, D.W. (Photographer)

Material Type

black-and-white prints (photographs)
photographs

Description Level

Item

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