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All the resources that appear in this unit are gathered here for you—the photographs, maps, objects, audiovisuals, documents, videos, biographies, and vocabulary words. Click on the image below to see a larger view of each resource with more information about each one. On some of the resources you can even zoom in and get a closer look. So go ahead, dive in, and explore. Before you know it, you’ll be thinking like a historian.

Find It! Scavenger Hunt

Can you help Mason find these items on the page and answer the questions?

Photographs & Prints in this Unit:

Old Man of the Mountain Carte de Visite
Old Man of the Mountain Painting
Suspended Boulder at the Flume
Appledore Island Boat Landing
Mount Washington Cog Railway at Jacob's Ladder
The Flume
Wolfeboro Town on Lake Winnipesaukee
Willey Slide
Pine Island Park
Presidential Range in the White Mountains
Mount Washington Summit View
Profile House
Mount Washington Hotel
Wentworth Hotel
Oceanic House, Star Island
Camp Cozy
Family Picnic on Isle of Shoals
Follansbee House, Newfound Lake
Platts Farm Advertisement
Gilman Farm Advertisement
Camping at Lake Sunapee
Relaxing in Camp
A Group Camping in New Hampshire
Oceanic Hotel Veranda
The Flume Gorge
Presidential Range with Mount Washington Hotel
Mount Washington
Jacob's Ladder on the Cog Railway
Old Man of the Mountain
Mai's Cabins on Lake Winnisquam
Boar's Head, Hampton Beach
Kearsarge on Lake Sunapee
Manchester Hermit with Pet
Miss Underhill's Chair
White Island, Isles of Shoals
Star Island, Isles of Shoals
Wolfeboro Bay
The Flume—Looking Up
The Pool, Franconia Notch
Hiking on a Mountaintop
The Flume Painting
The Flume, Franconia Mountains
Morss' Falls, Franconia Mountains
Mount Monadnock
Hotel Guests Playing Cards
Tourists at the Willey House
People on a Picnic
Oceanic Hotel, Star Island
Canobie Lake Hotel
Beach at Little Boar's Head
Northwood Express Stagecoach
Summit of Mount Washington
Crystal Cascade
White Mountains
Sightseeing in the White Mountains
Waiting at the Train Station
Crawford Notch, Before the Willey Slide
Ascending Kearsarge on Horseback
Visitors to Tip-Top House
Ferris Wheel at Pine Island Park
Trolleys in New Hampshire
Crawford House, Crawford Notch
Mount Crawford House
Perkins Inn
Artist in the Country
Saco River, North Conway
Appledore House, Isles of Shoals
White Island Light
Champney Showcases a Painting to Other Artists
Abenaki Basket Maker
Construction of the Mount Washington Hotel
English Jack
Daniel Webster and the Old Man of the Mountain
An Indian Summer Morning in the White Mountains
Celia Thaxter in Her Garden
Camp Chocorua
Mount Washington Carriage Road
Uncanoonuc Incline Railway Climbing the Mountain
Uncanoonuc Incline Railway Car
Trolley Cars from Manchester
Shirley Hill House
Artists Sketching in the White Mountains
Flume House Advertisement Card
White Mountain House Advertisement Card
Abenaki Trading Post
Burgett Park
Mount Washington Road
Benjamin Champney's Studio
Hampton Beach and Casino
Franconia Notch, White Mountains, Echo Lake and Profile House
Hiking at Artist's Bluff

Maps & Charts in this Unit:

Railroad Map of New Hampshire 1890
Railroad Map of New Hampshire 1857
White Mountain Railroad Map
Picture Map of Scenic New Hampshire
Leavitt's Map of the White Mountains 1852
Leavitt's Map of the White Mountains 1859
Leavitt's Map of the White Mountains 1871
Leavitt's Map of the White Mountains 1882
Leavitt's Map of the White Mountains 1854
Leavitt's Map of the White Mountains 1878
Leavitt's Map of the White Mountains 1888
New Hampshire's Ice Cream Trail

Objects in this Unit:

Profile House Pitcher
Pincushion Souvenir of Mount Washington Cog Railway
Tea Cup from New Hampshire State House
Pitcher with Old Man of the Mountain
Postage Stamp Box Souvenir
Old Man of the Mountain Souvenir Dish
Bethlehem Jigsaw Puzzle
Abenaki Handicraft Basket
New Hampshire and Maine Themed Stack of Cards
Stein from Portsmouth
Bookmark from Lake Sunapee
Walking Stick
Cog Railway Model
Profile House Room Key
Edward Hill's Sketchbook
Benjamin Champney's Paint Box

Audiovisuals in this Unit:

Mason Presents: Mount Washington
Mason Presents: Lake Winnipesaukee
Mason Presents: The Old Man of the Mountain
Mason Presents: The Isles of Shoals

Documents in this Unit:

Mount Pleasant House Dinner Menu
New Profile House Luncheon Menu
Train Ticket for Trip from Profile House to the Flume
Railroad Timetable 1870
Railroad Timetable 1882
Railroad Passenger Ticket Prices 1860
New Profile House Breakfast Menu
Yakum Spring Hotel Advertisement

Videos in this Unit:

Mason Asks: What Was the Old Man of the Mountain?
Mason Explains: The Regions of New Hampshire
Mason Asks: What Is Mount Washington?
Mason Explains: The Cog Railway
Mason Explains: The Invention of "Free Time"
Mason Explains: The Willey Slide
Mason Explains: Traveling to New Hampshire in the 1800s

Biographies in this Unit:

Sylvester Marsh
Abel Crawford
Ethan Allen Crawford
Celia Laighton Thaxter
Benjamin Champney
Ernest Balch