Description: Church Family, from the West, Canterbury NH Written in pencil on the back are two separate picture identifications; each one is written in a different hand. On the front right edge of the card is printed "No. Shaker Village, Canterbury." No number is included, nor is a picture identification given there. Looking across the street, from the Office, or West, side of the street, at a slight southeastern perspective, a board fence and stone gate posts are seen. Sapling maple trees, almost leafless, and thereby almost invisible, are in front of the fence. With his arm and hand extended to the gate post, a man stands facing the camera. Another person is walking up the stone walkway toward the C F dwelling. To the right of the gate, and behind the fence, stands the infirmary. Other houses on the right side do not appear to be those extant in 2004. At the top of the picture is the Church Family dwelling. On the left side of the picture, and moving toward the C. F. dwelling, can be seen the corner of carriage house, brethren's shop and creamery; however indistinguishable they appear in this photograph.
Geography
Canterbury (N.H.), Merrimack County (N.H.), New Hampshire
Description: Village road/green go up the hill to the water tower. On the left is a row of buildings with faces quite different for the Brethren's Shop and Creamery in picture numbers 175-176. Behind which is back of Church Family Dwelling, with bell cupola. On the right is a row of buildings which end with, but include, the Dwelling. -- Condition (card: good, photograph: good). Used. Black and white card. 1/4 inch side margins; 1/16 top margin; and, 1 1/2 inch margin at bottom, with picture caption. Used.; In the upper left corner of the back is the picture identification: "Published by The Metropolitan news Co., Boston." -- In the lower left is "This side for address." At the top, in Gothic letters is "Post Card." A vine design weaves the two letters together. The upper right has a box for a postage stamp, with postal rate information. Across the back of the card is a message written in ink: "Dear Jennie;- Please accept this postal instead of your letter. I will write next week. Much love from a weary cook. Lovingly Amy D."
Geography
Canterbury (N.H.), Merrimack County (N.H.), New Hampshire
Subjects
Postcards -- Shakers, Postcards -- New Hampshire -- Merrimack County
Description: Village road/green go up the hill to the water tower. On the left is a row of buildings with faces quite different for the Brethren's Shop and Creamery in picture numbers 175-176. Behind which is back of Church Family Dwelling, with bell cupola. On the right is a row of buildings which end with, but include, the Dwelling. Houses in this are ???. -- Condition (card: fine, photograph: fine). Unused. Black and white card. 1/4 inch side margins; 1/16 top margin; and, 1 1/2 inch margin at bottom, with picture caption.; In the upper left corner of the back is the picture identification: "Published by The Metropolitan news Co., Boston." -- In the lower left is "This side for address." At the top, in Gothic letters is "Post Card." A vine design weaves the two letters together. The upper right has a box for a postage stamp, with postal rate information. To the left in pencil is the seller's code number "10528" and price "6.00" ($6).
Geography
Canterbury (N.H.), Merrimack County (N.H.), New Hampshire
Subjects
Postcards -- Shakers, Postcards -- New Hampshire -- Merrimack County
Description: Shaker View; N. F. - North Family, Enfield, Ct., S. E. C. - Sister Elizabeth Copley, View of North Family's Sisters Building called the "1876 Dwelling House"; SEC
Geography
Enfield (Conn.), Hartford County (Conn.), Connecticut