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Above the Clouds, Mount Washington, White Mountains, NH, 1916

Subject
Mountains & Hills
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1916 (White Border)
Front of Above the Clouds, Mount Washington, White Mountains, NH, 1916, Mrs William Kelly, MA, USA, c. 1916 lithograph postcard
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Back of Above the Clouds, Mount Washington, White Mountains, NH, 1916, Mrs William Kelly, MA, USA, c. 1916 lithograph postcard
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About this postcard

A view from the rocky summit of Mount Washington, looking out over a sea of clouds tinted pink, gold, and violet at sunrise or sunset. A dark green mountain shoulder slopes down at the left, with a rail line running along the rocky foreground. The printed caption describes clouds that "envelope the valleys" and hang the mountainsides in misty draperies before tearing apart to expose peaks "sharp as spears." Mount Washington, the highest summit in the northeastern United States, was already a well-established tourist destination by this time, reached by the Mount Washington Cog Railway and the carriage road, and known for weather far more severe than the calm cloud sea shown here. The sender's short note home reports a good time at camp, written in high summer.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pencil

Having a real good time at camp Pit

PublisherChisholm Brothers
ABOVE THE CLOUDS, SUMMIT OF MT. WASHINGTON, WHITE MOUNTAINS, N. H. --- POST CARD ABOVE THE CLOUDS, SUMMIT OF MT. WASHINGTON. When clouds envelope the valleys the mountain sides are heavily hung in misty draperies, or have stretched across their length an interminable web of fog. Swayed by changing air currents, this cloud veil encloses and obscures the peaks, to be again rent asunder, exposing grim-headed peaks and pinnacles sharp as spears. Address Only Pub. by Chisholm Brothers, Portland, Me. P-108
PostmarkedFryeburg, ME, August 12, 1916, 18:00
Stamp
Addressed to
Mrs William Kelly

14 Wilden St Quincy, MA

Postcard record

Postmarked, Fryeburg, ME
PublisherChisholm Brothers
SeriesP-108
ConditionGood
Place addressedMrs William Kelly, 14 Wilden St, Quincy, MA
Place mentionedMt. Washington, Conway, NH
PublisherChisholm Brothers, Portland, ME
Stamp1c George Washington, green, issued 1909
NotesWhite border around the image; caption along the bottom edge is partially trimmed. Soft chromolithographic coloring with light surface spotting. Postmark: FRYEBURG AUG 12 6PM 1916 MAINE. Divided-back card, white border, lithographic (non-linen) texture; light edge wear and slight toning. 1c green Washington stamp affixed. Printed caption and publisher imprint on back.

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Above the Clouds, Mount Washington, White Mountains, NH, 1916, postcard, c. 1916. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/above-the-clouds-mount-washington-white-mountains-nh-1916. Accessed November 2, 2026.