Travel & Location / Destination Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1910 postcard of the Elks' House, in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The Elks' House, formerly the Jenness Mansion (circa 1818), now houses a famous auction house. The postcard has been written upon and has a period stamp and a 1911...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1910s postcard of Junkins Avenue, in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The view is from the Cottage Hospital by the South Mill Pond, a facility built in 189In the distance is the Episcopal Church on Pleasant Street, which was lost in a...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1906-1907 postcard of Portsmouth High School, in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The postcard has been written upon in a border along the bottom on the front, as well as the back, and has a period stamp and a Portsmouth postmark...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1906-1907 postcard of Portsmouth High School, in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The postcard has been written upon in a border along the right-hand side on the front, as well as the back, and has a period stamp and a Portsmouth...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1907 postcard of St. John's Church and its graveyard, in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Built in 1807, St. John's was erected upon the former site of Queen's Chapel, an 18th century structure. St. John's is now on the National...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1907 postcard of St. John's Church and its graveyard, in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Built in 1807, St. John's was erected upon the former site of Queen's Chapel, an 18th century structure. St. John's is now on the National...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1902 vertical postcard of St. John's Church and its graveyard, in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Built in 1807, St. John's was erected upon the former site of Queen's Chapel, an 18th century structure. St. John's is now on the...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1902 vertical postcard of St. John's Church and its graveyard, in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Built in 1807, St. John's was erected upon the former site of Queen's Chapel, an 18th century structure. St. John's is now on the...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1912 postcard for the House of Allen, in New Castle, New Hampshire. Allen was boatswain to John Paul Jones, "Father of the American Navy". Allen's house was built in 1734 on Cranfield Street, but is no longer standing...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa early 1900s (or earlier) leather postcard of the Jackson House, in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The Jackson House is a popular tourist attraction, it being the oldest wood frame house (circa 1664) still standing in all of New...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa early 1900s (or earlier) leather postcard of the Warner House (or Mansion), in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The Warner House is a popular tourist attraction, it being the oldest urban mansion made of brick (circa 1716-1718) still...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1910 color postcard of the Thomas Aldrich Bailey house in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Bailey, a Portsmouth native, is famous for penning the book "The Story of a Bad Boy" in 1870. The postcard is by the Hugh C. Leighton...