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Crawford Notch with railroad train, White Mountains, New Hampshire

Card type
Lithograph

About this subject

A steam locomotive with a plume of smoke travels along tracks through a rocky gap in Crawford Notch. Steep, tree-covered slopes flank the tracks, and a sign reading 'THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT' stands on the right.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pencil

We left [illegible] place about good time arrived [illegible] there is a [illegible] that I have [illegible] to hear [illegible] glad [illegible] most [illegible] [illegible]

PostmarkedLaconia, NH
Stamp
Addressed to
Oscar Kelley

14 Deldorf St, Leominster, Mass.

Postcard record

PostmarkedLaconia, NH
Series1613
ConditionGood
Place addressedOscar Kelley, 14 Deldorf St, Leominster, MA
Place depictedCrawford Notch, Hart's Location, NH
Place mentionedWhite Mountains, Lincoln, NH
PublisherBoston, MA
Stamp1c George Washington, green, issued 1909
NotesNo white border; printed caption in red; number 1613 lower right; color lithograph. Postmark: LACONIA N.H. JUN 24 7AM (year not legible). Divided-back card with green J.V.H. & Co. floral design; pencil message written sideways along the left edge; light foxing/toning and a few stains.

Cite this card

Crawford Notch with railroad train, White Mountains, New Hampshire, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/crawford-notch-with-railroad-train-white-mountains-new-hamps. Accessed October 5, 2026.