A dark, grainy view shows the Great Stone Face, the natural profile of five granite ledges on Cannon Mountain in Franconia Notch, set against a blank sky. The formation, also known as the Old Man of the Mountain, was New Hampshire's state emblem and collapsed in 2003. Nathaniel Hawthorne's 1850 story "The Great Stone Face" popularized the name. The sender climbed Mount Agassiz, noted as 2,500 feet, and reported seeing the profile plainly from there that afternoon.
Postcard Details
Message · English, in pen
Saw this plainly from Mt. Agassiz
- 2500 ft, which I climbed this after-
noon.
Undivided-back era card with a white caption margin at the bottom printed "THE GREAT STONE FACE."; visible halftone screen, worn corners and light soiling. Handwritten message in ink across the lower margin of the picture side: "Saw this plainly from Mt. Agassiz 2500 ft, which I climbed this afternoon." Postmark: SEP 2 5-PM 1907 NASHUA N.H.; partial B B / N.H. cancels. Undivided back with "This side is for the address."; 1¢ Franklin stamp; addressed to Miss Charlotte J. Fassett, 44 Sparhawk St., Amesbury, Massachusetts; light toning/foxing.
Cite this card
The Great Stone Face, Franconia Notch, NH, 1907, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/the-great-stone-face-franconia-notch-nh-1907. Accessed November 2, 2026.
