Mt. Carrigain expedition remembrance, 1873
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A book of drawings by Edward Morse and accompanying poetry of an expedition by members of the White Mountain Club of Portland to climb Mount Carrigain in New Hampshire in 1873.
Among the party were Edward Sylvester Morse, a naturalist; artists George Frederick "Fred" Morse and Harrison Bird Brown; newspaperman Edward Elwell, who published an account of the adventure in the Portland Transcript on Sept. 13, 1873; Edward H. Daveis of the Portland Co.; and Joseph Thompson.
George "Fred" Morse made 25 humorous drawings of the trip.
The story in verse is collected as "A Song of Mt. Carrigain: dedicated to those members of the White Mountain Club who survived the memorable expedition to its summit, 1873, August-Sept. 13."
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Other Information
- Title: Mt. Carrigain expedition remembrance, 1873
- Creator: Morse, Edward S.
- Creation Date: 1873
- Subject Date: 1873
- Town: Portland
- County: Cumberland
- State: ME, NH
- Media: Ink on paper
- Local Code: Coll. 2332
- Object Type: Text and Image
For more information about this item, contact:
Maine Historical Society
489 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822
http://www.mainehistory.org
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LC Subject Headings
Brown, Harrison Bird, 1831-1915
Humorous pictures
Mountains--New Hampshire
Organizations--Maine--Portland
Mountaineering
White Mountains (N.H. and Me.)
Morse, Edward Sylvester, 1838-1925
Caricatures and cartoons
Morse, George Frederick, 1834-1926
Wit and humor
Elwell, Edward H. (Edward Henry), 1825-1890
Artists--Maine
Carrigain, Mount (N.H.)
Humorous poetry
Journalists
Drawings
White Mountain Club (Portland, Me.)
Clubs--Maine--Portland
People
Elwell, Edward H.
Morse, Edward S.
Morse, George Frederick
Brown, Harrison Bird
Thompson, Joseph
Daveis, Edward H.
Parker,
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