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View of Portsmouth, N.H., 1873 July 4: From the head of North Mill Pond – Vintage Wall Art

View of Portsmouth, N.H., 1873 July 4: From the head of North Mill Pond, [no date recorded on caption card] — historic print
View of Portsmouth, N.H., 1873 July 4: From the head of North Mill Pond, [no date recorded on caption card]. Historic print from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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View of Portsmouth, N.H., 1873 July 4: From the head of North Mill Pond

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This view looks inland across North Mill Pond toward the rooftops and waterfront of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, rather than out to the harbor as many local views do. The title dates the scene to July 4, 1873, although the caption card records no date, so that detail comes from the drawing's own label. Portsmouth was a working port on the Piscataqua River, and its millponds once powered sawmills and other shops. The image reproduces a drawing by E. Whitfield, so it shows the town as an artist chose to record it.

Created / published[no date recorded on caption card]
Medium1 print.
SubjectsRepro. of drawing by E. Whitfield. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: A/P/P I.; N.H--Portsmouth--1873; Geogr.; Publ. Ind.; Shelf.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,058 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-145060

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