Print, Photographic
- Title:
- Boiler Explosion at Beaver Mills
- Dimensions:
- Print Size: 5.25 x 8.5 inches
- Description:
- The set of mounted photographs (P668, P670, P671, P672, P673) showing the destruction at the Beaver Mills complex on Railroad Street in Keene, New Hampshire. The explosion was caused when a boiler overheated on May 22, 1893. It was one of a series taken by J.A. French who made a series of 12 mounted prints of the scene. Another in this series is located at P750
- Provenance:
- The item was donated to the Historical Society of Cheshire County by various people prior to 1980.
- Subjects:
- Beaver Mills--Keene, NH--Boiler Explosion--May 22, 1893, Disasters--New Hampshire--Keene, French, J.A. (Jotham Abijah) (1834-1898)
- Collection Name:
- Events
- Item Number:
- P668
- Type of Material:
- Photographs
- Copyright Statement:
- For information regarding copyright, permissions, and reproductions contact the Historical Society of Cheshire County
- Participating Organization:
- Historical Society of Cheshire County
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