Print, Photographic
- Date:
- 1910-1925
- Dimensions:
- Print Size: 5x7"
- Description:
- Photograph. Black white. Depicts Contoocook's two covered bridges (one for the railroad). Female child standing on RR tracks in foreground; she appears to be wearing a fancy dress and hat. Two men in middle-ground, one is carrying a wooden item (possibly a buck saw); both men are wearing hats; one man has a long beard. Wording visible on the non-rr bridge, "RAIL ROAD CROSSING / __ __ IT FOR THE ENGINE [W]HILE THE BELL RINGS". Several inscriptions on reverse: "O. Moyer" written in pencil (for Olive Moyer); "Pg. 17 HOP BICENN" in pencil; "No 9" in pencil; and "1.50" in ink. A note with publishing instructions, from Mayflower Press, adhered to reverse.
- Provenance:
- Found in Collections. Does have Olive Moyer's name on reverse, may have come from her.
- People:
- Moyer, Olive
- Place of Origin:
- Contoocook, New Hampshire
- Item Number:
- 2012.0002.077
- Accession Number:
- 2012.0002
- Type of Material:
- Photographs
- Copyright Statement:
- For information regarding copyright, permissions, and reproductions contact the Hopkinton Historical Society
- Participating Organization:
- Hopkinton Historical Society
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