Fire, Ossipee Mountain, New Hampshire, 1953 July 1

Collection Name:

Photograph Collection - White Mountains, New Hampshire: Scenery, Mountains

Title:

Fire, Ossipee Mountain, New Hampshire, 1953 July 1

Creator:

Baline, Milton P.

Creator Role:

Photographer

Accession / Call Number:

2024.002

Object ID:

2024.002

Date:

1953/07/01

Type of Material:

graphic material

Physical Description:

1 photograph, 1 film negative, and 1 envelope ; photograph: 3.5" x 6", film negative: 3.625" x 5.75", envelope: 3.75" x 6.5"

Language:

English

Scope and Content:

Photographic print of the fire on the Ossipee Mountains taken from Glendale, Gilford, NH, on July 1, 1953. The image, taken from a parking lot near the edge of Lake Winnipesaukee, shows the smoke from the fire in the background. A note on the envelope states, "Fire, Ossipee Mountain, New Hampshire, taken from / Glendale, N.H. approximately 35 miles away. Fire / started by lightning, in inaccessible part of forest. / necessary for crews to bulldoze in 7 miles to get to it. / 35,000 hose and pumps brought in from neighboring states. / 7/1/53."

Subjects:

Mountains , Fires , Automobiles , Lakes

Locations:

White Mountains, NH
Glendale, NH
Lake Winnipesaukee, NH

People:

Baline, Milton P.

Terms of Use:

For permission to reproduce or publish this item, please contact the New Hampshire Historical Society. Users are responsible for following all copyright and intellectual property laws.

Credit Line:

Gift of the Baline family.

Restrictions:

Available for research.

Level Description:

Item

Box Number:

103