Passaconaway

male
Pawtucket Falls Horseshoe Pond mountain summit Mount Passaconaway topographic map Pennacook … White Mountains
Passaconaway, a name which translates to "Child of the Bear", was a chieftain in the Pennacook tribe. One of the key native figures in the colonial... More
Hudson River School

Hudson River School

male
Art movements painter White Mountains of New Hampshire Cultural history of the United States Adirondack Mountains Catskill Mountains … White Mountains
The Hudson River School was a mid-19th century American art movement by a group of landscape painters, whose aesthetic vision was influenced by... More

Wonalancet

male
Native American Pennacook Wannalancit White Mountains From New Hampshire Village
Wonalancet or Wannalancit was a sachem of the Penacook Indians, who was the son of Passaconaway. He was chief from the time of his father's death... More
Thomas Hill

Thomas Hill

male, deceased (1908)
White Mountains fine paintings painter fine art White Mountains of New Hampshire yosemite valley
Thomas Hill (September 11,1829 - June 30, 1908) was an important American artist of the 19th century. He produced many fine paintings of the... More
Thomas Starr King

Thomas Starr King

male, deceased (1864)
Unitarian american civil war Hollis Street Unitarian Church new england California politician American … White Mountains
Thomas Starr King, (December 17, 1824 - March 4, 1864) was a Unitarian minister, influential in California politics during the American Civil War.... More
Asher Brown Durand

Asher Brown Durand

male, deceased (1886)
painter Landscape artist national academy of design landscape catskills Romantic painter … White Mountains
Asher Brown Durand (August 21, 1796 - September 17, 1886) was a U.S. painter of the Hudson River School. He was born in Maplewood, New Jersey (then... More
William Trost Richards

William Trost Richards

male, deceased (1905)
painter Landscape artist metropolitan museum of art landscape philadelphia museum of art artist … White Mountains
William Trost Richards (June 3, 1833 - April 17, 1905) was an important American landscape artist associated with both the Hudson River School and... More
Edward Tuckerman

Edward Tuckerman

male, deceased (1886)
professor Botanist Mycologist Botanists active in North America tuckerman ravine American … White Mountains
Edward Tuckerman (December 7, 1817 - March 15, 1886) was a botanist and professor from Boston, Massachusetts who made significant contributions to... More
Sylvester Phelps Hodgdon

Sylvester Phelps Hodgdon

male, deceased (1906)
new england Boston Athenaeum White Mountains The National Academy of Design The Boston Art Club Franconia Notch
Sylvester Phelps Hodgdon (1830 - 1906) was a prolific American painter. Hodgdon lived and studied in the Boston area. He began as a portrait... More
Samuel Bemis

Samuel Bemis

male, deceased (1881)
photographer dentist American From Boston Crawford Notch White Mountains
Dr. Samuel A. Bemis (1793 - 1881) was one of the earliest photographers in the United States. A small number of his daguerreotypes have survived.... More