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: Bingham Falls - lower Smugglers' Notch
Creator: Congdon, Herbert Wheaton, 1876-1965
Date: 1920-08; 1920-08
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: lantern slides
Pictured is Leverett T. Smith.
Title: Birch Glen Lodge - 5.5 miles from Glen Ellen
Creator: Dean, Theron S.
Date: 1935-08-04; 1935-08-04
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: lantern slides
Title: Birch Glen sign on General Stark Mountain
Creator: Dean, Theron S.
Date: 1917-02-18; 1917-02-18
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: lantern slides
The sign reads "Birch Glen 3 m." and has a G.M.C. (Green Mountain Club) marking.
Title: Birch Glen sign on General Stark Mountain
Creator: Dean, Theron S.
Date: 1920?; 1917-02-18
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: lantern slides
The sign reads "Birch Glen 3 m." and has a G.M.C. (Green Mountain Club) marking.
Title: Birch Glen sign on General Stark Mountain
Creator: Congdon, Herbert Wheaton, 1876-1965
Date: ; 1917-02-18
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: lantern slides
The sign reads "Birch Glen 3 m." and has a G.M.C. (Green Mountain Club) marking.
Title: Birch Lodge from the trail to Beane's Farm
Creator: Congdon, Herbert Wheaton, 1876-1965
Date: 1917-08; 1917-08
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: lantern slides
Title: Birds and William Seymour Monroe
Creator: Congdon, Herbert Wheaton, 1876-1965
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: lantern slides
The original title identifies these birds as "Clarksonias," although this name does not appear to be common.
Title: Boat on Silver Lake
Creator: Peels, Miss
Date: 1921-02-16; 1921-02-16
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: lantern slides
Title: Bolton Ferry
Creator: Congdon, Herbert Wheaton, 1876-1965
Date: 1919-09; 1919-09
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: lantern slides
Title: Bolton Ferry looking North
Creator: Congdon, Herbert Wheaton, 1876-1965
Date: 1922-08-09; 1922-08-09
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: lantern slides
Resource type: landscape photographs
Title: Bolton Lodge
Creator: Dean, Theron S.
Date: 1935-08-07; 1935-08-07
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: lantern slides
Title: Bolton Lodge exterior
Creator: Joslin
Date: 1934; 1934
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: lantern slides
Title: Bolton Long Trail sign, looking East at Bolton
Creator: Dean, Theron S.; Perry, Mrs.
Date: 1923-05-23; 1923-05-23
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: lantern slides
The sign in this image reads: " A footpath in the wilderness Long Trail." Milemarkers attached to the sign read: "Killington 82 M, Camel's Hump 4.5 M, Massachusetts State Line 181.6 M, Montclair Glen 6.5 M, Lincoln Mt. 25.8, Dunsmoor Lodge 5.6 M, Summit Bolton Mt. 6.7 M, Lake Mansfield 9.8 M, Summit 15.4 M, Mt. Mansfield Taft Lodge 17.2 M." The negative was made by Theron Dean on May 6, 1923 and it was colored by Mrs. Perry on February of 1929.
Title: Bolton Mountain Lodge
Creator: Tuitehall, E.Y.; Perry, Mrs.
Date: 1928; 1928
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: lantern slides
Slide colored by Mrs. Perry in February or March, 1929.
Title: Bolton Mountain Tower
Creator: Dean, Theron S.
Date: 1921; 1921
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: lantern slides
Title: Bolton Mountain and Mansfield from Couching Lion (Camel's Hump) in Duxbury, Vermont
Creator: Dean, Theron S.
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: lantern slides
Resource type: landscape photographs
"Couching Lion" is the previous name for Camel's Hump.
Title: Bolton Mountain and Mount Mansfield from Camel's Hump
Creator: Wilkinson, Robert; Perry, Mrs.
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: lantern slides
Resource type: landscape photographs
Camel's Hump was previously referred to also as "Couching Lion."
Title: Bolton Window
Creator: Dean, Theron S.; Perry, Mrs.
Date: 1925; 1925
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: lantern slides
Resource type: landscape photographs
Slide colored by Mrs. Perry in 1929.
Title: Bourn Pond from camp
Creator: Congdon, Herbert Wheaton, 1876-1965
Date: 1921-08; 1921-08
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: lantern slides
Title: Bowl south of Taylor Lodge
Creator: Dean, Theron S.
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: lantern slides
Resource type: landscape photographs
Title: Boyce Lodge
Creator: Congdon, Herbert Wheaton, 1876-1965
Date: 1926-08; 1926-08
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: lantern slides
Title: Bread Loaf Mountain from Mount Abraham
Creator: Dean, Theron S.
Date: 1917-07; 1917-07
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: lantern slides
Resource type: landscape photographs
Likely taken in the month of July, 1917.
Title: Bread Loaf Mountain from pasture
Creator: Dean, Theron S.; Perry, Mrs.
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: lantern slides
Resource type: landscape photographs
Title: Bringing roofing in to Glen Ellen Lodge
Creator: Congdon, Herbert Wheaton, 1876-1965
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: lantern slides
Title: Bristol Gap and Lincoln Valley from the Battell Lodge - Adirondacks in the dim distance
Creator: Dean, Theron S.
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: lantern slides
Resource type: landscape photographs
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