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 [459]
- Dean, Theron S. [335]
- Perry, Mrs. [42]
- Wilkinson, Robert [17]
- Johnson, Eric [16]
- Puffer, Louis [16]
- Clark [7]
- Charles Beseler Co. [6]
- Richardson [6]
- Thurston, John H. [6]
- Brehmer [5]
- Chamberlain, Allen, b. 1867 [5]
- Cowles, Clarence P. [5]
- Eldred [5]
- Joslin [5]
- Perry, Mrs. F.A. [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]
- Bentley, W. A. (Wilson Alwyn), 1865-1931 [1]
- Bosan, Mrs. [1]
- Brounell, L.W. [1]
- Burrows, Jes [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, G.E. [1]
- Peck, Miss [1]
- Peels, Miss [1]
- Prior [1]
- Ridley, W.H. [1]
- Taylor, H.C. [1]
- Taylor, James P. [1]
- Towle [1]
- Tuitehall, E.Y. [1]
- White, Wills J. [1]
- Wilhiamson [1]
Place(s)
- Long Trail [869]
- Camels Hump [145]
- Mount Mansfield [118]
- Mount Abraham [36]
- Mount Ellen [26]
- Smugglers Notch [24]
- Bolton Mountain [23]
- Town of Bolton [19]
- Burnt Rock Mountain [15]
- Pico Peak [15]
- Stark Mountain [15]
- Taft Lodge [15]
- Battell Shelter [13]
- Jay Peak [11]
- Birch Glen Camp [10]
- Emily Proctor Shelter [10]
- Killington Peak [10]
- 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]
- Jeffersonville [4]
- Mount Horrid [4]
- Pleiad Shelter [4]
- Town of Bennington [4]
- Beaver Meadow [3]
- Belvidere Mountain [3]
- City of Burlington [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 Johnson [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]
- Journeys End Camp [2]
- Lincoln Gap [2]
- Middlebury Gap [2]
- Morses Mill [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 Duxbury [2]
- Town of Killington [2]
- Town of Shrewsbury [2]
- Town of Waitsfield [2]
- Appalachian Gap [1]
- Battell Trail [1]
- Big Spring [1]
- Button Hill [1]
- Chamberlain Glen [1]
- Chilcoot Pass [1]
- Chittenden Reservoir [1]
- City of Rutland [1]
- Clarendon Gorge [1]
- Cowles Cove Shelter [1]
- Dorset Mountain [1]
- Downer Glen [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]
- Silver Lake [1]
- Somerset Reservoir [1]
- Spring Lake [1]
- Sterling Range [1]
- Styles Peak [1]
- Sugarloaf Mountain [1]
- Town of Glastenbury [1]
- Town of Goshen [1]
- Town of Lincoln [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 [918]
Genre(s)
- lantern slides [918]
- photographs [918]
- landscape photographs [384]
Topic(s)
- Hiking [833]
- Camping [181]
- Congdon, Herbert Wheaton1876-1965 [50]
- Animals [33]
- Monroe, W. S. (Will Seymour)1863-1939 [33]
- Children [14]
- Farmhouses [12]
- Boats and boating [11]
- Smith, Gilbert [11]
- Surveying Instruments [10]
- Farms [9]
- Bridges [8]
- Cows [8]
- Burnham, Rogers [7]
- Horses [7]
- Canoes and canoeing [6]
- Gilbert, Connie [5]
- Kurth, Hilda [5]
- Norris, Kathleen [5]
- Olney, Ward [5]
- Robbins, Catherine [5]
- Hotels [4]
- Puffer, Louis [4]
- Taylor, James P. [4]
- Flood damage [3]
- Flowers [3]
- Bliss, Fred [2]
- Chamberlain, Allenb. 1867 [2]
- Dams [2]
- Barns [1]
- Carpenter, Grace [1]
- Carpenter, Molly [1]
- Interior architecture [1]
- Swimming [1]
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Title: "Beauty and the Beast" - Pete and Mrs. ? at the Camel's Hump Club Hut
Creator: Congdon, Herbert Wheaton, 1876-1965
Date: 1919; 1919
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: lantern slides
Camel's Hump was previously referred to also as "Couching Lion."
Title: "Bridge" over a stream
Creator: Congdon, Herbert Wheaton, 1876-1965
Date: 1920
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: lantern slides
Title: "Stub" Mould on Whiteface Mountain from trail over White Rocks
Creator: Congdon, Herbert Wheaton, 1876-1965
Date: 1921-10-01; 1921-10-01
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: lantern slides
Resource type: landscape photographs
Title: 20 below zero on Killington trail
Creator: Brehmer; Charles Beseler Co.
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: lantern slides
Both the attribution of the photo to Brehmer and the coloring to Beselers was followed by a question mark in the original title.
Title: 3 Huts on Couching Lion (Camel's Hump)
Creator: Johnson, Eric; Perry, Mrs.
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: lantern slides
Resource type: landscape photographs
"Couching Lion" is the previous name for Camel's Hump. Slide colored by Mrs. Perry in February 1929.
Title: 30 foot steel tower on Bolton Mountain
Creator: Dunsmoor, Ralph W.
Date: 1921; 1921
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: lantern slides
Title: 30 foot tower on Bolton Mountain
Creator: Dean, Theron S.
Date: 1921; 1921
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: lantern slides
Title: A bad bit of blowdown
Creator: Congdon, Herbert Wheaton, 1876-1965; Puffer, Louis
Date: 1919; 1919
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: lantern slides
Slide negative done by Puffer.
Title: A view from Journey's End
Creator: Joslin
Date: 1934; 1934
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: lantern slides
Resource type: landscape photographs
Title: A view of Mount Abraham
Creator: Chamberlain, Allen, b. 1867
Date: 1917-09-22; 1917-09-22
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: lantern slides
Resource type: landscape photographs
Title: A view of Mount Abraham
Creator: Dean, Theron S.
Date: 1918-09-07; 1918-09-07
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: lantern slides
Resource type: landscape photographs
Taken from the second lookout south of the Lincoln-Warren Pass.
Creator: Congdon, Herbert Wheaton, 1876-1965
Date: 1919-09; 1919-09
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: lantern slides
Resource type: landscape photographs
"Couching Lion" is the previous name for Camel's Hump.
Title: Adirondack Lookout sign on General Stark Mountain
Creator: Dean, Theron S.
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: lantern slides
Title: Adirondacks from the hill south of Shrewsbury Pond
Creator: Congdon, Herbert Wheaton, 1876-1965
Date: 1921-08; 1921-08
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: lantern slides
Resource type: landscape photographs
Title: Admiral Clark on the porch of the Lake Mansfield Trout Club
Creator: Dean, Theron S.
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: lantern slides
Title: Alex putting out a fire at Camp Necessity
Creator: Congdon, Herbert Wheaton, 1876-1965
Date: 1922?; 1922
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: Alice Dean and Professor Monroe on rock summit
Creator: Congdon, Herbert Wheaton, 1876-1965
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: lantern slides
Alice Dean is on the far left and Professor Monroe is at center. No one else can be identified in this image.
Title: Alice Dean at Taft Lodge
Creator: Dean, Theron S.
Date: 1923-08-30; 1923-08-30
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: lantern slides
Title: Allen Chamberlain Glen
Creator: Dean, Theron S.
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: lantern slides
The sign pictured in this image reads "Allen Chamberlain Glen."
Title: Allen Chamberlain on Mount Abraham
Creator: Dean, Theron S.
Date: 1917-09-22; 1917-09-22
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: lantern slides
Title: Andy R. Buchanan en route to Bolton Lodge
Creator: Buchanan, R.O.; Clark
Date: 1929-09; 1929-09
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: lantern slides
Photo taken by Andy's father, Professor R.O. Buchanan of Burlington, Vermont. Slide made January 2, 1930 by Clark.
Title: Andy R. Buchanan en route to Bolton Lodge
Creator: Congdon, Herbert Wheaton, 1876-1965
Date: ; 1929-09
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: lantern slides
Photo taken by Andy's father, Professor R.O. Buchanan of Burlington, Vermont.
Title: Appalachian Gap
Creator: Dean, Theron S.
Date: 1917-02-18; 1917-02-18
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: lantern slides
Wooden sign with the name "Appalachian Pass."
Title: Approach to Birch Lodge from the North
Creator: Congdon, Herbert Wheaton, 1876-1965
Date: 1919; 1919
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: lantern slides
Title: Approach to Cooley Glen from the South
Creator: Congdon, Herbert Wheaton, 1876-1965
Date: 1919-09; 1919-09
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: lantern slides
Pictured is Herbert Wheaton Congdon.
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