Long Trail Photographs
Collection Overview
The Long Trail Collection includes over 900 images of the oldest long-distance hiking trail in the United States: Vermont’s Long Trail. The collection is mainly comprised of black-and-white and hand-colored lantern slides derived from photographs taken between 1912 and 1937. It documents the Green Mountain Club’s building of original trails and shelters and illustrates the enthusiasm for the Long Trail project (and hiking in general) at the turn of the century. These images chronicle the views and landscapes seen by early hikers of the Long Trail and provide an historical record of people associated with the Green Mountain Club’s formative years.
The images in this collection were captured by Green Mountain Club members Theron S. Dean and Herbert Wheaton Congdon, both of whom were early contributors to the trail’s development. Congdon surveyed and mapped a large portion of the early trail including a fifty mile stretch from Middlebury Gap to Bolton. Congdon, along with Leroy Little and Clarence Cowles, is also credited with the first winter ascent of Mount Mansfield on February 21, 1920. Dean is perhaps the most prolific documenter of the Long Trail’s development. Dean travelled throughout Vermont presenting slideshows and giving talks about the Long Trail, often to hundreds of people.
A number of the original lantern slides in this collection were used by Congdon and Dean in their Long Trail presentations. Dean in particular meticulously cultivated his lantern slide collection and displayed these slides during his many talks. These lantern slides were originally digitized by the Landscape Change Program at the University of Vermont. The original slides can be viewed in the Dean and Congdon collections at the University of Vermont Special Collections in the Bailey Howe Library. More information about the Long Trail can be obtained from the Green Mountain Club.
The slides were scanned by UVM's Landscape Change Program with the generous support of the National Science Foundation. The digitized photographs also appear in the image database at http://www.uvm.edu/landscape/.
Published: March 09, 2010, University of Vermont, Bailey/Howe Library, Special Collections
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Creator(s)
- Congdon, Herbert Wheaton, 1876-1965 [435]
- Dean, Theron S. [317]
- Perry, Mrs. [41]
- Johnson, Eric [16]
- Puffer, Louis [16]
- Wilkinson, Robert [16]
- Charles Beseler Co. [6]
- Clark [6]
- Richardson [6]
- Brehmer [5]
- Chamberlain, Allen, b. 1867 [5]
- Cowles, Clarence P. [5]
- Eldred [5]
- Joslin [5]
- Perry, Mrs. F.A. [5]
- Thurston, John H. [5]
- Dockham [3]
- Doe, Jessie [3]
- Smith [3]
- Bliss [2]
- Bliss, J. Isham [2]
- Buchanan, R.O. [2]
- Cooley [2]
- Grahme, Malcolm [2]
- Lesage, Ernest R. [2]
- Morton [2]
- Standard Slide Corp. [2]
- Voter [2]
- Bosan, Mrs. [1]
- Clark, Byron [1]
- Collahan, F.H. [1]
- Diehl [1]
- Dunsmoor, Ralph W. [1]
- Field, W.H. [1]
- Fuller, Clayton [1]
- Hanston [1]
- Hilton [1]
- Holmes [1]
- Houston [1]
- James, J. Fitz [1]
- KY, Mrs. [1]
- Lye, Miss [1]
- Marshall, Dr. [1]
- Monroe, William Seymour [1]
- Mortons [1]
- Muller [1]
- Peck, Miss [1]
- Prior [1]
- Ridley, W.H. [1]
- Taylor, H.C. [1]
- Taylor, James P. [1]
- Towle [1]
- Tuitehall, E.Y. [1]
- Wilhiamson [1]
Place(s)
- Long Trail [869]
- Camels Hump [144]
- Mount Mansfield [118]
- Mount Abraham [36]
- Mount Ellen [26]
- Bolton Mountain [23]
- Smugglers Notch [23]
- Town of Bolton [18]
- Burnt Rock Mountain [15]
- Pico Peak [15]
- Stark Mountain [15]
- Taft Lodge [15]
- Battell Shelter [13]
- Birch Glen Camp [10]
- Emily Proctor Shelter [10]
- Killington Peak [10]
- Jay Peak [9]
- Lincoln Mountain [9]
- Montclair Glen Lodge [9]
- Nebraska Notch [9]
- Taylor Lodge [9]
- Barnes Camp [8]
- Bread Loaf Mountain [8]
- Cooley Glen Shelter [8]
- Bolton Lodge [7]
- Lake Mansfield [7]
- Lake of the Clouds [6]
- Molly Stark Mountain [6]
- Mount Ethan Allen [6]
- Sterling Pond [6]
- Carmel Camp [5]
- Lincoln Peak [5]
- Mount Hunger [5]
- Town of Bristol [5]
- Winooski River [5]
- Bromley Mountain [4]
- Mount Horrid [4]
- Pleiad Shelter [4]
- Beaver Meadow [3]
- Belvidere Mountain [3]
- Hell Hollow Brook [3]
- Joiner Brook [3]
- Madonna Peak [3]
- Mount Grant [3]
- Mount Roosevelt [3]
- Pleiad Lake [3]
- Prospect Rock [3]
- Ritterbush Camp [3]
- Sucker Brook Shelter [3]
- Town of Huntington [3]
- Town of Stowe [3]
- Town of Underhill [3]
- Town of Warren [3]
- White Rocks [3]
- Bingham Falls [2]
- Bourn Pond [2]
- Boyce Shelter [2]
- Jeffersonville [2]
- Journeys End Camp [2]
- Lincoln Gap [2]
- Middlebury Gap [2]
- Mount Carmel [2]
- Mount Ira Allen [2]
- Mount Wilson [2]
- Noyes Pond [2]
- Round Top [2]
- Sherburne Pass [2]
- Stratton Mountain [2]
- Stratton Pond [2]
- Theron Dean Shelter [2]
- Three Shanties Brook [2]
- Town of Bennington [2]
- Town of Duxbury [2]
- Town of Killington [2]
- Town of Shrewsbury [2]
- Appalachian Gap [1]
- Battell Trail [1]
- Big Spring [1]
- Button Hill [1]
- Chamberlain Glen [1]
- Chilcoot Pass [1]
- Chittenden Reservoir [1]
- City of Burlington [1]
- City of Rutland [1]
- Clarendon Gorge [1]
- Cowles Cove Shelter [1]
- Dorset Mountain [1]
- Elephants Head [1]
- Fay Fuller Camp [1]
- French Hill [1]
- Glastenbury Camp [1]
- Green Mountain [1]
- Griffith Shelter [1]
- Harmon Hill [1]
- Haystack Mountain [1]
- Hazens Notch [1]
- Jerusalem [1]
- Laura Woodward Camp [1]
- Little Rock Pond [1]
- Mendon Peak [1]
- Middlesex Center [1]
- Molly Stark Trail [1]
- Moulds Lodge [1]
- Mount Pisgah [1]
- New Haven River [1]
- North Pond [1]
- Parker Camp [1]
- Pico Pond [1]
- Ritterbush Pond [1]
- Somerset Reservoir [1]
- Spring Lake [1]
- Sterling Range [1]
- Styles Peak [1]
- Sugarloaf Mountain [1]
- Town of Glastenbury [1]
- Town of Johnson [1]
- Town of Mendon [1]
- Town of Montgomery [1]
- Town of Plymouth [1]
- Town of Starksboro [1]
- Town of Wallingford [1]
- Town of Woodstock [1]
Format(s)
- image [869]
Genre(s)
- lantern slides [869]
- photographs [869]
- landscape photographs [376]
Topic(s)
- Hiking [831]
- Camping [180]
- Congdon, Herbert Wheaton1876-1965 [50]
- Smith, Leverett [33]
- Monroe, W. S. (Will Seymour)1863-1939 [32]
- Smith, Gilbert [11]
- Children [10]
- Surveying Instruments [10]
- Boats and boating [8]
- Burnham, Rogers [7]
- Cows [7]
- Farms [7]
- Bridges [5]
- Farmhouses [5]
- Gilbert, Connie [5]
- Kurth, Hilda [5]
- Norris, Kathleen [5]
- Robbins, Catherine [5]
- Canoes and canoeing [4]
- Hotels [4]
- Olney, Ward [4]
- Puffer, Louis [4]
- Taylor, James P. [4]
- Horses [3]
- Bliss, Fred [2]
- Chamberlain, Allenb. 1867 [2]
- Barns [1]
- Carpenter, Grace [1]
- Carpenter, Molly [1]
- Dams [1]
- Flood damage [1]
- Interior architecture [1]
- Swimming [1]
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Place: ("Long Trail")
Title: West from the Battell Lodge early in the morning
Creator: Dean, Theron S.
Date: ; 1918-08-30
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: lantern slides
Resource type: landscape photographs
Title: West from the high pastures south of Bromley Mountain
Creator: Congdon, Herbert Wheaton, 1876-1965
Date: 1921-09; 1921-09
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: lantern slides
Resource type: landscape photographs
Title: West from the westerly end of the Nebraska Notch Trail to Mount Mansfield
Creator: Congdon, Herbert Wheaton, 1876-1965
Date: 1920-08; 1920-08
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: lantern slides
Resource type: landscape photographs
Pictured in this image is Herbert Wheaton Congdon.
Title: Westerly view from Mount Abraham
Creator: Dean, Theron S.
Date: 1918; 1918
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: lantern slides
Resource type: landscape photographs
Photo taken in the early morning.
Title: Westerly view over Bolton from a hill opposite Huntley's
Creator: Congdon, Herbert Wheaton, 1876-1965
Date: 1919-09; 1919-09
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: lantern slides
Title: Where Mrs. Blake died on the Arlington-Wardsboro Road
Creator: Congdon, Herbert Wheaton, 1876-1965
Date: 1921-08; 1921-08
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: lantern slides
Title: Where the Long Trail ferry crosses the Winooski River
Creator: Dean, Theron S.
Date: 1935-08-07; 1935-08-07
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: lantern slides
The elevation at this point of the Long Trail is 338 feet. A bridge has since been built.
Title: White Rocks Mountain from Button Hill
Creator: Congdon, Herbert Wheaton, 1876-1965
Date: 1921-08-13; 1921-08-13
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: lantern slides
Resource type: landscape photographs
Title: White and Dean on Killington
Creator: Voter; Perry, Mrs.
Date: 1922-03-12; 1922-03-12
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: lantern slides
This image is thought to be on Killington, however, "(?)" was included in the original title. The sign in the image reads, "Notice: Please read the rules." The slide was colored by Mrs. Perry in 1924 or 1926.
Title: William Habada and Professor Monroe at the Bolton Skyline
Creator: Dean, Theron S.
Date: 1925; 1925
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: lantern slides
Title: William Seymour Monroe and Eugene Berry at Shelter Rock, Bolton Mountain
Creator: Dean, Theron S.
Date: 1917-07-19; 1917-07-19
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: lantern slides
Eugene Berry lived in Essex Jct., VT.
Title: William Seymour Monroe and Theron Dean
Creator: James, J. Fitz
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: lantern slides
Title: William Seymour Monroe at Proctor Shelter
Creator: Dean, Theron S.
Date: 1918-08; 1918-08
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: lantern slides
Monroe is here pictured with packs and wheel at the Proctor Lodge.
Title: William Seymour Monroe at the Battell Shelter
Creator: Dean, Theron S.
Date: 1917-07-22; 1917-07-22
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: lantern slides
Taken on a Sunday afternoon.
Title: Winooski Valley from Molly Stark Trail on Camel's Hump
Creator: Congdon, Herbert Wheaton, 1876-1965
Date: 1920-08; 1920-08
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: lantern slides
Resource type: landscape photographs
Title: Winter mountain view
Creator: Congdon, Herbert Wheaton, 1876-1965
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: lantern slides
Resource type: landscape photographs
Title: Winter view of Bread Loaf Mountain from Mount Ellen
Creator: Dean, Theron S.
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: lantern slides
Resource type: landscape photographs
Title: Woman and mountain top
Creator: Congdon, Herbert Wheaton, 1876-1965
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: lantern slides
Title: Woman climbing over a downed tree
Creator: Congdon, Herbert Wheaton, 1876-1965
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: lantern slides
Title: Woman looking out from a rock ledge
Creator: Congdon, Herbert Wheaton, 1876-1965
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: lantern slides
Title: Woman looking out from a rock ledge
Creator: Congdon, Herbert Wheaton, 1876-1965
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: lantern slides
Title: Women writing while on the trail
Creator: Dean, Theron S.
Date: 1926?; 1926?
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: lantern slides
Title: Wooded campsite
Creator: Congdon, Herbert Wheaton, 1876-1965
Date: 1914; 1914
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: lantern slides
This slide comes from a series of photos taken during Herbert Wheaton Congdon's journey along the Long Trail from Mount Mansfield to the Brandon-Rochester Pass in 1914. Accompanying Congdon were three non commissioned officers of the 23rd Regiment NY National Guard, Company A.
Title: Woodruff's map of Vermont
Creator: Dean, Theron S.
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: lantern slides
Title: Worcester lookout on the Couching Lion (Camel's Hump) New Trail
Creator: Congdon, Herbert Wheaton, 1876-1965
Date: 1919-08; 1919-08
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: lantern slides
Resource type: landscape photographs
"Couching Lion" is the previous name for Camel's Hump.
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