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White Mountains. Distant view of the slides that destroyed the Whilley family / Cole delt. ; Imbert's lithography. – Historic Photo Reproduction

White Mountains. Distant view of the slides that destroyed the Whilley family / Cole delt. ; Imbert's lithography., [c1828 or 1829(?)] — antique lithograph
White Mountains. Distant view of the slides that destroyed the Whilley family / Cole delt. ; Imbert's lithography., [c1828 or 1829(?)]. Antique lithograph from the White Mountains 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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White Mountains. Distant view of the slides that destroyed the Whilley family / Cole delt. ; Imbert's lithography. comes to life in this antique lithograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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White Mountains. Distant view of the slides that destroyed the Whilley family / Cole delt. ; Imbert's lithography.

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This lithograph shows the great slides that came down the mountainside in the Notch of the White Mountains in New Hampshire in August 1826, the landslide that buried the Willey family's house and killed the household. The view is from a distance, so the scale of the debris field and the steep, scarred slopes above the valley stand out more than any single detail. The drawing is credited to Thomas Cole, the painter who became a leading figure of the Hudson River School, and the print was made by the lithographer Imbert. Its date is uncertain, but it likely appeared around 1828 or 1829, when the disaster was still widely discussed and tourists were drawn to the Notch.

Created / published[c1828 or 1829(?)]
Medium1 print : lithograph.
GenreLithographs 1820-1830.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,096 × 3,283 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-184515

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