New Hampshire
Postcard & Image Gallery

Concord, N. H. State Capitol.
Antique postcard from the private collection of Valerie Mockaitis. Published by The Hugh C. Leighton Co., Portland, Maine. Printed in Frankfort, Germany.

The photo for this undivided back postcard predates the 1909 remodeling and rebuilding of the capitol dome.

 
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State Capitol, Concord, N. H.
Antique postcard postmarked 1907.

This sharp image shows the capitol as white with a copper-color dome. The photographic detail is great, but the artistic detail is a bit inaccurate.

 
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The New Hampshire State Capitol.
Concord, N. H.
Antique postcard published by Raphael Tuck & Sons circa 1905. Printed in England.

Adding color to the originally black-and-white view by portraying a sunrise or sunset is one of the many artistic ways antique postcards were enhanced.

 
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State Capitol, Rear, Concord, N. H.
Antique postcard published by The Leighton & Valentine Co., N. Y. City. Printed in the United States. Postmarked 1911.

A postcard of the rear of a state capitol is unusual, especially when the rear is as unremarkable as this one. It is probably intended to provide another view of the 1910 remodeling that added the third floor.

State Block, Concord, New Hampshire.
W. G. C. Kimball, Photographer.
Stereoscopic card. Source: Robert N. Dennis collection of stereoscopic views.

The two views that create the 3D effect for this card look very much alike. Notice the different angle of the sidewalk to the capitol. An enlargement of the image on the right side is shown below.

State Block, Concord, New Hampshire.
W. G. C. Kimball, Photographer.
One side of a stereoscopic card. Source: Robert N. Dennis collection of stereoscopic views.

The complete, 2-view card is shown above. This enlargement is offered here for a better view of the details.

New Hampshire State Capitol. Concord, N. H.
Antique, embossed postcard published circa 1905 by S. Langsdorf & Co. Publishing, New York, N. Y. Made in Germany.

The card by Tuck above was created from the same artwork as this one; this is obvious from the pedestrians included in both views. The sky is quite different, and Tuck preferred white dresses on the ladies.

Daisy, New Hampshire State Card
State Capitol, Concord, N Hampshire.
Antique postcard published circa 1910.

State Capitol. Concord, N. H.
Antique, embossed postcard published circa 1905 by Illustrated Post Card

Highlighting the view with gold tones and embossing were both popular ways to embellish early postcards. Even the statues are golden in this one.

State Capitol, Concord, N. H.
Antique postcard published circa 1910.

This view shows the capitol building after the 1909 remodeling. The mansard roof on the third floor was removed at that time. All the other images of the building front on this page show the mansard roof.

 
 
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