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The Flume, looking up, Franconia Notch, White Mountains, New Hampshire, circa 1907

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

The view looks up the narrow granite gorge of the Flume in Franconia Notch, where a wooden stairway and railed walkway climb beside the tumbling water of Flume Brook between towering, moss-flecked rock walls. Discovered in 1808 by a local woman, "Aunt" Liza (Jessie) Guernsey, the Flume became one of the White Mountains' most celebrated scenic attractions and was later protected within Franconia Notch State Park. The card's copyright date of 1907 places it in the era when the notch was a favorite stop on New Hampshire's grand resort circuit.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

I am sending you another view of this same place taken during the winter. Tomorrow I am to drive over her - 10 miles With love, Uncle Lawrence.

PublisherDetroit Publishing Co.
10823. THE FLUME. LOOKING UP. FRANCONIA NOTCH. WHITE MOUNTAINS. N. H. --- POST CARD "PHOSTINT"CARD. MADE ONLY BY DETROIT PUBLISHING CO. THIS SPACE MAY BE USED FOR MESSAGE. THIS SPACE FOR THE ADDRESS.
PostmarkedAmesbury, MA, September 3, 1907, 18:30
Stamp
Addressed to
Charlotte Barrett

44 Sparhawk St, Amesbury, MA

Postcard record

Postmarked, Amesbury, MA
PublisherDetroit Publishing Co.
Series10823
ConditionVery good
Place addressedCharlotte Barrett, 44 Sparhawk St, Amesbury, MA
Place depictedFranconia Notch, Franconia, NH
PublisherDetroit Publishing Co., Detroit, MI
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1907
NotesWhite border; red printed caption and circular "COPYRIGHT 1907 BY DETROIT PUBLISHING CO." imprint at lower right; Detroit Publishing "Phostint"-style color printing. Postmark: AMESBURY MASS SEP 3 6-30P 1907. Divided-back "Phostint" card made by Detroit Publishing Co.; front carries COPYRIGHT 1907 BY DETROIT PUBLISHING CO. Light foxing/soiling and slight corner wear.

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