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[Old penstock, Turner's spring, Mt. Agassiz, Bethlehem, N.H.] – Vintage Print

[Old penstock, Turner's spring, Mt. Agassiz, Bethlehem, N.H.], [between 1900 and 1915] — historic photograph
[Old penstock, Turner's spring, Mt. Agassiz, Bethlehem, N.H.], [between 1900 and 1915]. Historic photograph from the Detroit Publishing Company 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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[Old penstock, Turner's spring, Mt. Agassiz, Bethlehem, N.H.]

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Turner's spring, on the slopes near Mount Agassiz in Bethlehem, New Hampshire, is the place this view records, centered on the penstock that controlled the flow of its water. Bethlehem was a summer resort in the White Mountains in the early 1900s, when visitors came for the cool air and the reputed healthfulness of local springs. A penstock, a gate or conduit regulating water, shows how such sources were tapped for hotels and households. The Detroit Publishing Company, which made this glass plate negative, produced many scenes of resorts and scenic places for travelers and railroads.

Created / published[between 1900 and 1915]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.
NotesTitle from jacket. G 8595" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 500095. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949."
SubjectsSprings. Penstocks. Eating & drinking.United States--New Hampshire--Bethlehem.United States--New Hampshire--White Mountains.United States--New Hampshire--Agassiz, Mount.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan973 × 798 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-74516

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