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The Flume in winter, Franconia Notch, White Mountains, New Hampshire, circa 1910

Subjects
Forests & TreesMountains & HillsRivers & Streams
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1907 (Golden Age)
Front of The Flume in winter, Franconia Notch, White Mountains, New Hampshire, circa 1910, c. 1907 lithograph postcard
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Back of The Flume in winter, Franconia Notch, White Mountains, New Hampshire, circa 1910, c. 1907 lithograph postcard
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About this postcard

A view up the narrow granite gorge of The Flume in winter, its walls hung with great curtains of ice and the floor buried in snow, with a wooden flume-like trough and a rustic handrail running along the passage. The Flume is a natural chasm in Franconia Notch, New Hampshire, formed by Flume Brook cutting through Conway granite; it became one of the White Mountains' most celebrated scenic attractions in the nineteenth century and was long operated as a private toll attraction before becoming part of Franconia Notch State Park.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

My dear little girl:- Tell mamma she must come up here with papa sometime & bring you. Many little girls ride horse back with a cow-boy to teach them

PublisherThe Hugh C. Leighton Co.
White Mts. N. H. The Flume in Winter. --- Post Card MESSAGE MAY BE WRITTEN ON THIS SIDE ADDRESS ONLY ON THIS SIDE THE HUGH C. LEIGHTON CO., MANUFACTURERS, PORTLAND, ME., U.S.A. 25584 PRINTED IN GERMANY
PostmarkedAmesbury, MA, September 3, 1911, 18:30
Stamp
Addressed to
Charlotte Hescock

44 Sparhawk St., Amesbury, MA

Postcard record

Postmarked, Amesbury, MA
PublisherThe Hugh C. Leighton Co.
ConditionGood
Place addressedCharlotte Hescock, 44 Sparhawk St., Amesbury, MA
Place depictedFranconia Notch, Franconia, NH
PublisherThe Hugh C. Leighton Co., Portland, ME
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1902
NotesColored lithographic/halftone print with a fine screen texture; no white border, image runs to the edge; light wear at the corners. Postmark: AMESBURY MASS SEP 3 6-30P 1911. Divided-back era ("Message May Be Written On This Side"), 1¢ green Franklin stamp, Hugh C. Leighton Co. imprint printed in Germany; light edge wear and a few creases.

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The Flume in winter, Franconia Notch, White Mountains, New Hampshire, circa 1910, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/the-flume-in-winter-franconia-notch-white-mountains-new-hamp. Accessed October 24, 2026.