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Watrous Family Camping Photograph Album, 1925-1930

SubjectPortrait of Annie Watrous (American, 1883 - 1976)

SubjectPortrait of Charles B. Watrous (American, 1879 - 1955)

SubjectPortrait of Ruth W. Beckwith (American, 1906 - 2011)

SubjectPortrait of Wilbur B. Beckwith (American, 1929 - 2016)

SubjectPortrait of Margaret Webster (1858 - 1938)

SubjectPortrait of Lillian Webster Hitchcock (American, 1891 - 1977)

Date1925-1930

MediumPhotography

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (album height x width, closed): 6 3/4 × 10 1/4in. (17.1 × 26cm) Other (album height x width, open): 6 3/4 × 18 1/4in. (17.1 × 46.4cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineMuseum purchase

Object number2017.10.1.1-.68

DescriptionPhotograph album of Annie and Charles Watrous' family vacations and camping through New England in 1925-1930. The album contains sixty-eight sepia photographs from the couple's travels. Subjects include family and friends, landscape features, houses, and the couple's Dodge sedan. Many of the photographs have captions written on the margins, versos, and album pages. The album is missing its front cover, but the photographs are in good condition.

August 1925 trip (.1-.12 and .19-.40):
(.1) People swimming in Lake Congamond, Southwick, Massachusetts.
(.2) A family sitting beside their automobile. Rusell.
(.3) Fred Saul and Isabel's home in Pittsfield, Massachusetts.
(.4-.6) View of South Mountain, Pittsfield, Massachusetts.
(.7) Horseshoe Mountains, Massachusetts
(.8) Mohawk Trail, Whitcomb Summitt.
(.9-.10) Connecticut River, Vermont.
(.11-.12) Earl Ransom's house in Woodstock, Vermont.

Photographs of family at West Main Street, Niantic, c. 1934-1935:
(.13) Group portrait on porch steps. Pictured left to right are Ruth Beckwith, Margaret Webster, Wilbur Beckwith, and Annie Watrous.
(.14) Annie Watrous and Wilbur Beckwith sitting on porch steps.
(.15) Wilbur Beckwith sitting on a sled during winter.
(.16) Charles Watrous with his grandson, Wilbur Beckwith sitting on a sled.
(.17) Wilbur Beckwith.
(.18) Annie Watrous with her grandson, Wilbur Beckwith sitting on a sled.

August 1925 trip:
(.19) Camp in White Mountains.
(.20) Lost River in New Hampshire.
(.21) Indian Leap in New Hampshire.
(.22) Twin Mountains in New Hampshire.
(.23) Camp in White Mountains.
(.24) Winnipesaukee Lake in New Hampshire.
(.25) Last camp in New Hampshire. Charles Watrous is standing in front on the automobile and tent.
(.26) Camp in Oxford, Massachusetts.
(.27) House in East Ridge, New Hampshire.
(.28-.29) People at campsite.
(.30) Camp near Hanover, New Hampshire.
(.31) Stop on a hike near waterfall, probably Flume Gorge in New Hampshire.
(.32-.37) Flume Gorge in New Hampshire.
(.38) Last camp before sun up in Lyme, New Hampshire.
(.39) Resting on a detour. The automobile and a dog are visible while the couple picnics.
(.40) View across mountain in New Hampshire.

Trip to Cape Cod, October 17, 1927:
(.41-.42) Beach on Cape Cod.
(.43) Mr. and Mrs. Watrous on a beach on Cape Cod.
(.44-.45) Views of Cape Cod.
(.46) Church on Cape Cod.
(.47-.48) Uncle Bennie's house on Cape Cod.
(.49) Mr. and Mrs. Waterhouse.
(.50-.51) Views of Cape Cod.

October 30-31, 1927 Trip:
(.52) On way to see Ruth in Danbury.
(.53) Bear Mountain Bridge, New York.
(.54) Storm King, New York.
(.55) West Point, New York.

Trip to Vermont, September 1928:
(.56) Near Burlington, Vermont.

Trip to New York, September 29 - October 3, 1930:
(.57) Ausable Chasm, New York.
(.58) Building in Newburg, New York.
(.59) Bridge across Hudson River.
(.60) Lake George, New York.
(.61) Goat farm in New York.

Loose photographs in album:
(.62) Rum runner wrecked at Race Point, Cape Cod, 1927.
(.63) Out from Millerton, New York, going to Catskills, 1930.
(.64) Phoenicia Cabin, Catskills, New York, 1930.
(.65) Indian Leap in New Hampshire, 1925.
(.66) Aunt L in car. [Lillian Hitchcock, sister of Annie Watrous]
(.67) Cottage Charles and Annie Watrous stayed night in near Burlington, Vermont, September 1928.
(.68) Campsite, August 1927.

NotesRelated Material: The CHS library holds a travel journal written by Annie Watrous about their trip through New England in August 1925, as well as a list of vacations the couple took between 1925-1941 (Ms 102032).

Status

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