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The Basin, Franconia Notch, White Mountains, New Hampshire, circa 1907

Subjects
Mountains & HillsRivers & Streams
Card type
Printed photo
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of The Basin, Franconia Notch, White Mountains, New Hampshire, circa 1907, c. 1930 printed photo postcard
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Back of The Basin, Franconia Notch, White Mountains, New Hampshire, circa 1907, c. 1930 printed photo postcard
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About this postcard

The Basin, a deep glacial pothole at Franconia Notch, is shown with its green pool of water and a small cascade spilling over a granite ledge, with a wooden footbridge and flume pipe crossing the rocks above. The Basin is a well-known natural feature of Franconia Notch State Park in the White Mountains, formed by glacial meltwater swirling sand and gravel to hollow out the granite. The Detroit Publishing Co. copyright line dates this photochrom-style view to 1907.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

ing rain yesterday afternoon on an ob- servation car. It was grand to see this, the wildest part of the White Mountain in a storm. It cleared when I got to Beth- lehem. Uncle Lawrence

PublisherDetroit Publishing Co.
10832. THE BASIN, FRANCONIA NOTCH, WHITE MOUNTAINS, N. H. COPYRIGHT 1907 BY DETROIT PUBLISHING CO. --- POST CARD THIS SPACE MAY BE USED FOR MESSAGE. THIS SPACE FOR THE ADDRESS. POSTINT CARD MADE ONLY BY DETROIT PUBLISHING CO.
PostmarkedSouthbury, NH, September 2, 1907
Stamp
Addressed to
Charlotte Hassett

44 Sparhawk St., Amesbury, MA

Postcard record

Postmarked, Southbury, NH
PublisherDetroit Publishing Co.
Series10832
ConditionFair
Place addressedCharlotte Hassett, 44 Sparhawk St., Amesbury, MA
Place depictedFranconia Notch, Franconia, NH
PublisherDetroit Publishing Co., Detroit, MI
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1930
NotesWhite border; abrasion/paper loss at bottom center; handwritten message in pen along the right edge. Postmark: SOUTHBURY N.H. SEP 2 1907 (flag cancel "SEP 2 1907 N.H."). Divided-back Detroit Publishing Co. card, copyright 1907, white border, colored halftone; light edge wear and a small scuff on the front.

Cite this card

The Basin, Franconia Notch, White Mountains, New Hampshire, circa 1907, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/the-basin-franconia-notch-white-mountains-new-hampshire-circ. Accessed October 24, 2026.