The Silvermine Tavern
PublisherPublished by
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Datemid 20th century
MediumPhotomechanical print; printer's ink on postcard
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 3 x 5 1/4in. (7.6 x 13.3cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 5/16 x 5 9/16in. (8.4 x 14.1cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 5/16 x 5 9/16in. (8.4 x 14.1cm)
Credit LineGift of Gerri Davis
DescriptionA frame building supported on timbers overlooks a waterfall and a rushing river. Leafy trees line the shore.
Object number2005.159.2
InscribedOn recto, lower left, inscribed in blue ink, "where Hannah Comstock was born & lived"; lower right, printed in brown ink, "[copyright symbol] THE SILVERMINE TAVERN"On verso, upper left, printed in brown ink, partially illegible inscription reads in part "picturesque setting by the waterfall. It contains... overnight guest rooms with ... furnished with antiques. Honey-[mooners'?] Para[dise?]"; right margin, in pencil, accession number
Subject Terms
On View
Not on viewmid 20th century
late 20th-early 21st century