February 24
LETTER OF THE MONTH: READER RECALLS PORT ORPHANAGE
Just came across your web site this evening. Wow! In addition to pages of Longfellow, Whittier, and others, at Lafayette School, we were required to memorize and recite Celia Thaxter's poem about the sandpiper. Over fifty years later, I can still recite the first verse. Sometime a historical article ought to be written about the Chase Home for Children, our own orphanage. Did anyone famous ever come there in the early years when it was simply an orphanage? I spent nine years there, two of them hungry years. I saw first-hand what an inadequate diet can do to growing children. When the "Chase Home" (as we knew it) was given a supply of One-a-Day vitamins, we were each given one at breakfast. During the first year with the vitamins, the incidence of illnesses at Chase Home was cut by more than 50%. Some time after the vitamins came, the overall diet and size of servings improved somewhat. Valerie Cunningham's mother used to cook there--not during the hungry years! She was one spot of personal warmth in what was a somewhat dreary emotional environment. As a young boy, I spent considerable time in the big kitchen talking with her - mainly because she was such an enjoyable person to be around.

On another topic, Portsmouth's history in the Twentieth Century was every bit as interesting as the earlier history. Most of us don't appreciate or value it because we were too busy living through it. It usually takes a generation or two to wake up and realize the historical value of what went on before. By then, there may be only a few very old folks around who remember what life was really like two generations ago. Through genealogical research, I find that I share common ancestry with many of the older seacoast families from New Hampsire and Massachusetts. I find your web site fascinating.
John Miller, Mittelbrunn, Rheinland Pfalz, Germany

EDITOR’S REPLY: Thanks. We don’t know much about the Chase home, but it bears looking into. As you can see from our HISTORY homeapge, although we have created 2 dozen theme sections, we never quite finished the capsule history of the region – leaving out the Industrial and 20th century period summaries. That is on our agenda for 2002. There are a TON of articles about both centuries, but no page to link them to. So in the meantime, we dusted off our “Portsmouth Timeline” and linked some of the more contemporary articles there so you can find them in Germany. Thanks for the memories. Our goal of creating a Portsmouth Oral History Center has yet to be realized, but we keep trying.
http://www.seacoastnh.com/timeline/index.html

February 23
NORWEGIAN TRAVEL GUIDE
I came across your site by accident. since I'm a Norwegian living in Canada, I was immediately attracted. How many people on each island? How many on Smuttynose? How much to stay at the hotel for a day and nigt? How much for a week? What kinds of things to do? Is the Hotel full in summer? Thankful for any info.
T Birkholm

EDITOR’S REPLY: We have to wonder what page you are reading on our site? We’re guessing you found the three poems about Norway by Celia Thaxter (linked below). They were written in the 1880s and 90s. Much has changed on the Isles of Shoals since then. The hotel burned almost a century ago, although visits to similar hotel on nearby Star Island. You’ll want to review our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page and work outward from there. The film about the Norwegian women killed on Smuttynose will be release in North America in the Fall of 2002 reports now indicate.
http://seacoastnh.com/celia/norway.html
http://www.seacoastnh.com/shoals/faq.html

February 23
THE PENNY POSTCARD ERA
when were penny postcards used? Do u know what year these started and when were they stopped being used. what i mean is what years were postcards sent with just 1 penny of postage. thank u
Alan N

EDITOR’S REPLY: We’ve been wondering that too. A quick search on the Web tells us that government “postal cards” started in 1869. In 1898 the US Post Office allowed American publishers to print and sell cards “Private Mailing Cards”. Stamps cost a cent. In 1901 divided back “Post Cards” were allowed. This meant the front could be used for a picture. In the US that happened in 1907. The best we can tell is that postcards went to two-cents in 1925, and have been climbing ever since.
http://www.seacoastnh.com/earlyimages/index.html

February 22
INTERESTED IN COPYRIGHT LAWS
I enjoyed viewing your images. I have been researching US copyright law as it applies to published works on the internet. Many sites make all kinds of claims of copyright ownership and it's upsetting to me that these folks may own the physical images but they may or may not own the (published) image copyrights. On your web site, you state that the images are printed with permission from another person. Does this mean that she owns all copyrights or just the collection ? I very much appreciate your response to my question.
Jeff

EDITOR’S REPLY: We give a source for our images whenever they are known and work only with images that appear to be either in the public domain or where we know the actual owner. In this case, the person we named likely owns a print of an image that is in the public domain. When we copy it, with her permission, we own only the cyber use rights of her image. That means, as we understand the law, that we own the scan, and she owns the image. It is possible that many people own similar images of say, an old print. If one of our readers wants to use the same image, we encourage them to contact the owner or to go to the source and get the image. We own only the scan. Therefore, it is not legal for a reader to take an image from our site (even though it is technically possible) without asking permission. The owner of the image may give anyone else the right to duplicate that image, but we continue to own the scan (the copy) so the new user must either make a new scan form the original, or obtain permission for use of the scan from us. A person who owns a painting, for example, may own the original, but does not necessarily own reprint rights. This all gets especially messy since, in most cases, we are talking about images that are already copies. So you are right. Most people who claim a copyright, especially to a public domain image, do not own that image. But they do own the copy (the scan) of the image – and their claim is valid unless someone scans a similar image or actually has rights to the original of that image. This gets especially messy with postcards where the photographer may still be alive and owns the original, but has sold reproduction rights to another copy. A person who then scans and posts that image is liable to both the publishing company and the owner of the original image – as we read the rules. It’s a mess. So we try to stay as honest as possible by listing our sources. Can anyone borrow any of the thousands of images on our site without written permission? No. But we welcome them to contact the original owner. This is rarely a problem unless someone actually starts making money. Then watch the fur fly.

February 20
HAVE NOT YET BEGUN TO FIGHT?
The web site on the article with John Paul Jones famous phrase is no longer in existence. I need to get some information on this phrase and would appreciate all the help I can get..
Debbie from Baton Rouge, LA

EDITOR'S REPLY: We assume you are attempting to reach a link on our JPJ Hotlinks page. Sorry, we can't control links outside our site and will remove that one if it is inactive. The phrase may or may not have been uttered by John Paul Jones in the battle between the Bonhomme and the Serapis. A number of reports conflict and Jones himself does not record this as the words he said. Since there is no way to prove or disprove the story, it is taken by scholars as a popular legend. Jones was likely speaking to Admiral Perason of HMS Serapis who, on learning that Jones appeared willing to allow everyone on board both ships die before giving up (half of the 600 total crew on both ships died), decided to strike his colors. Jones ship the Bonhomme did sink the following day. For more see the 1959 biography of Jones by Samuel Ellior Morison or "Night on Fire" by John Evangelist Walsh. The phrase was adapted by the US Navy that formed later. Jones was never officially a member of founder of the US Navy, not was he an American citizen.
http://seacoastnh.com/jpj/

February 20
DRESSING UP LIKE GOODY COLE
Could you please send me any information you may have on this person I am doing a report on her for my school project. I also have to dress up as her. Im in the fourth grade and doing this a special report for New Hampshire Famous Fellows day.
Fannthib

EDITOR’S REPLY: Sounds like an interesting day. Of course, almost nothing is known about the way Goody Cole dressed, so a guess is as good as you can get. Drawings you see are by modern artists who really had no clue. Remember, Goodwife Cole was just a typical elderly lady why who accused of being a witch. The town of Hampton later apologized for the charges. The best list of Goody Cole articles is on the Lane Library web site in Hampton. After reading our article (below), scroll to the BOTTOM of the page and click to the Hampton Library resource page. It is the best page on the Internet for info on Goody. The second article is our story on dressing up as other NH characters. You’ll also find Link Free or Die with 15 other famous NH characters. Most web sites do not actually send materials by email because you can print out the pages you want on your home printer. Have fun!
http://www.seacoastnh.com/arts/please102498.html
http://www.seacoastnh.com/arts/please102399.html
http://www.seacoastsearch.com/nhlinks/people/index.html

February 19
THE BATTLE OF PIRATE'S COVE
I was wondering what is happening with the old Pirate's Cove Restuarant on Ocean Blvd in Rye. Is it being converted into condos? If so where can I get information about them?
Katie of Dansville, NY

EDITOR'S REPLY: According to am August 2001 article in Portsmouth Herald, the former restaurant may be converted to a "beach club that calls for a 50 x 80 foot swimming pool for 225 member families. In that article, neighbors were complaining that the facility might generate a lot of noise. We don't know what's happened to the proposed Surf Club since, but in the article, the owner says that - if locals don't want his pool, he'll go back to a plan to put in 12 condos. The developer's name is Rick Green. You should be able to get updates from the Rye Planning Board.

February 18
MEMORIES OF OLD HAMPTON BEACH
I read your article in Sunday's Foster (“Proudly Luring Seacoast Tourists Since 1850”) about old history here on the Seacoast and really liked it. I live in Greenland but I'm originally from Upstate NY. My father passed away a couple of years ago. I found this postcard in his many belongings in the Catskills and I thought it might be of interest to you. Take care,
R. Scott Sherman

EDITOR’S REPLY: Thanks for the postcard. We’ve been collecting jpg images for an upcoming Hampton postcard gallery. In the meantime, here, check our online gallery of Hampton Beach photos from Bill Teschek’s book. Also, for reader’s the link to the new article on tourism is attached below. For almost 100 more history columns by editor Robinson, click the third link below.
http://www.seacoastnh.com/arts/please021702.html
http://www.seacoastnh.com/earlyphotos/hampton/index.html
http://www.seacoastnh.com/arts/please.html

February 15
THRILLED WITH PETER RANDALL BOOKS
Thank you very much for the beautiful prizes I won in your recent monthly contest. I received my books and was amazed at how wonderful they were....a superior selection. I am thrilled!
Edith C of Charlotte, NC
http://www.seacoastnh.com/contests/index.html

February 13
THE ORIGINAL BUST OF JPJ STILL IN PARIS?
Madame, monsieur : Je possède un buste de Jones en terre-cuite, dont je vous joins deux photos. Cette découverte à eu lieu par hasard. Je me demande si ce buste pourrait être le premier buste fait par Houdon à la loge des Neuf Soeurs, en 1780, à Paris. J'ai fait de nombreuses recherches, à la fois sur Jones et sur le buste de Houdon, mais sans parvenir à avoir des réponses précises. Le buste que je possède est en terre cuite. Comparé à celui que possède le Musée de la Marine à Paris, qui vient du moule du Musée du Louvre à Paris, il montre quelques différences. La queue de cheval du mien est entière, alors qu'elle est coupée au noeud sur l'autre ; le mien n'a pas d'ancre de marine sur les boutons, ni d'étoiles sur les épaulettes. Enfin, les cheveux de la terre-cuite sont beaucoup mieux travaillés.

Vous me paraissez avoir un buste de Jones. D'où vient le vôtre ? Comment est-il (la photo sur internet est très vague !) Pouvez-vous me renseignez, me dire ce que vous connaissez de l'histoire du buste de John Paul Jones par Houdon ? Et sur l'histoire du vôtre ? Je vous en remercie beaucoup par avance (et puis Jones n'est-il pas, aussi, un lien entre nos deux pays? ) Pardonnez-moi mon français, mais mon anglais est malheureusement bien trop approximatif pour être clair. J'espère ainsi pouvoir lier avec vous une correspondance enrichissante, Merci.
Sylvain D. in Paris, France

EDITOR’S REPLY: Your photos show a Houdon bust of John Paul Jones nearly identical the plaster copy we have at the John Paul Jones house in Portsmouth, NH. We’re forwarding photos of our copy. It does appear that the base of yours is smaller, older, but we’re certainly no experts. According to the web site Williamsburgsculpture.com, the original bust – although it was made in your home town of Paris in 1780 -- is marble and is currently at the US Naval Academy. The web site shows examples of terra cotta and plaster copies. (Click on “Sculpture Busts of the Founding Fathers”). Jones brought a half dozen copies back to the USA with him in 1781 and even Thomas Jefferson got a plaster copy. An official US military web site shows a bronze casting that is on display at the US Naval War College Museum. I think it’s safe to say yours is a 20th century copy, like ours. According to another online article, the Houdon bust of Benjamin Franklin, sculpted in marble in the same time period as Jones, was recently purchased in the USA. According to that article Houdon may have made terra cotta models too.
http://seacoastnh.com/jpj/parisburial.html
http://www.williamsburgsculpture.com
http://www.nuwc.navy.mil/hq/history/jpjones.html
http://www.philamuseum.org/information/pr/961220b.shtml

February 13
SEAFOOD FESTIVAL SIGN-UP
Hi, could you please direct me to who I get in touch with to be a craft vendor at the seafood festival in Portsmouth, NH.
carol milite

EDITOR’S REPLY: The Seafood Festival is in Hampton Beach, not Portsmouth. Here we have the Chowder Festival sponsored by Prescott Park Arts Festival (http://www.artfest.org/). The craft festival here is the Bow Street Fair that used to be sponsored, we think, by Seacoast Repertory (http://www.seacoastrep.org). From the Hampton Chamber of Commerce, we received the following info:

There is a two year waiting list for new craft vendors interested in vending at the Seafood Festival. If you still wish to be considered, please send photographs of your crafted article(s), a written discription and your name and address to The Hampton Area Chamber of Commerce, Attention: Lenny, P.O. Box 790, Hampton, NH 03843.

February 12
MORE ON PRINCE WHIPPLE IN BLACK HISTORY MONTH
I was so impressed to find your site and the amount of info on blacks in New Hampshire. I actually found you by accident while surfing the web. I was looking for information for a program at my church, and found your site very informative and educational. I especially enjoyed reading about Prince whipple. That brings to mind, there is a grave site marker for another gentleman who is suppose to be an attendant of George Washington's during the war. I can not recall his name but I really don't believe there were 2 black men who could have attended Washington. I will check to be sure. I you have any information that can help me, it would be greatly appreciated. thank you for your information for all the world to see.
Marguerite Walker of Aliceville, Alabama

RESPONSE FROM VALERIE CUNNINGHAM: We're happy to know you found our website to be of interest. The exact time and place of Prince Whipple's service in the Revolutionary War is still being researched. We know from war records that he served but, as is often true, the story can be embellished by the storyteller. As for Washington's attendants, I'm sure he had several Black men in various capacities in different places and at different times. As the owner of more than 200 enslaved people himself, he surely would have had his own personal servant(s) in addition to military aides. Finally, Prince Whipple actually was owned by General William Whipple of Portsmouth NH, a signer of the Declaration of Independence and a revolutionary comrade of Washington's, thus Prince probably was not attending George after all but William. If you visit the beautiful seacoast of New Hampshire and Maine, I would like to show you Prince Whipple's grave. It simply identifies him as a Revolutionary War veteran. Best wishes, Valerie Cunningham, President, Portsmouth Black Heritage Trail, Inc.
http://www.seacoastnh.com/blackhistory/trail.html
http://www.seacoastnh.com/blackhistory/prince.html

February 12
SEEKING MAN FROM SUBMARINE
I am doing a report in school and in the report I have to interview someone that has been on a ww2 sub or know a lot about them. This interview will not take a long time. I will just ask you a few questions and that's it. So if you are willing to accept my interview please reply with the most or all questions answered.
Jason

EDITOR’S REPLY: There sure are a lot of them around here. We recommend contacting Public Affairs at the Navy Yard or the Navy Yard Museum. We spoke just the other day with Geald McCleese of Portmsouth who has the most fascinating story in town. He survived the sinking of the submarine Squalus in the 1930s and is depicted in both the ballad by John Perrault and the new film by director James Keach.
http://www.seacoastnh.com/arts/please060201.html
http://seacoastnh.com/artists/Perrault/index.html#ballad

February 11
SAVE WHITE ISLAND LIGHT
I would hate to see White Island Lighthouse crumble. Has the 7th grader's story been published in the Unites States Lighthouse Society? It could generate sympathy and support from lighthouse lovers. If a non-profit organization owned the lighthouse, donations given would be tax deductible. Also, the Oregon Chapter Lightouse Society has shown interest in other lighthouses on the east coast. I've never been there to White Island, but it looks awesome and it would be a great place to tour, boat ride and all. You just have to find the right people to listen and take interest/give Adivce -- and those are Lighthouse Society people.
JDW

EDITOR’S REPLY: It’s out of our hands after breaking the scoop online, but we’ll pass on any info we discover. SeacoastNH.com and the North Hampton students were featured in a recent (2-10-02) Boston Globe article, which we assume will stir up some reaction. Our online article was featured in the UNH Alumni newsletter and New England Lighthouse Assoc newsletter and in Lighthouse Digest. We’re hoping the cycle of recovery has begun.
http://www.seacoastnh.com/arts/please012802.html

February 09
SUPER BOWL VS BIN LADEN
Thank you, thank you, thank you for expressing my feelings exactly (“Patriots vs Patriotism”). Even though I am from New England and wanted them to win I didn't watch the game because of all the stuff I knew was going on at half time and didn't agree with it.

And I agree that somewhere out there is a mentality that thinks that we are playing war games and that we will win! Ever hear of Armageddon??? Yes, I too think that WW III is not far away and when it happens that well may be the end.

It at least comforts me to know that there is at least one other person who thinks the world has gone crazy. Anything for a buck!!!
Jljmjohn

February 09
THREE MORE LETTERS PRAISE OUR PATRIOTS ESSAY
Thanks for your notes on the super bowl. BUT, here's one for you...The folks out there want to clone Osama bin Laden. Then for each super bowl, they can execute him at half time. And thanks for the Iwo Jima comment, as well. As a former Marine, I really don't like the way they are heralding this flag raising and comparing it to others. Cheers and welcome from the northcountry.
Bernie M of Haverhill Corner, NH

Bravo! for your editorial at the end of this month's edition. And I didn't even watch any part of the game. But the rush to Armageddon in lock step with leadership which waves the flag and mouths patriotic sounding empty phrases must be stopped. An Axis of Evil? Please! Let's think what the real threat is to our Country, our democracy and our economy. And then let's set our priorities sensibly, including certainly appropriate security measures, but building strong coalitions with friendly peoples and tending to our many needs at home -- poverty, homelessness, unemployment, substandard education, and knee-jerk jingoism. Thanks for your stand on these issues.
Bob & Bob in Palm Springs

Thanks you very much for your thoughtful editorial comments. I find the sports analogies to war being so casually thrown around extremely distressing. It reminds me of a variation of the theme of demonizing anyone perceived as an enemy to get impressionable young people to fight to fulfill the other extremely poorly defined goals of a few at the top. While that group is off killing and being killed, the rest of us are suppose to see this as a big game and pay for it. So very sad as well as quite sick.
Myrna Milani

February 08
KUDOS FROM TEXAS
I enjoyed reading the article Patriots Vs. Patriotism by the editor of the Seacoast NH Newsletter. Very original and edifying. Thanks.
John in Denton Texas

EDITOR’S REPLY: We admit to being a little nervous about a backlash to our personal response to the SuperBowl show, but so far readers have been fully in agreement. Those who didn’t see the editorial are missing out on the monthly newsletter and can sign up by clicking below:
http://www.seacoastnh.com/talk.html#news

February 08
LOVES OUR UNIQUE PRIZES
From a longtime SeacoastNH.com newsletter subscriber: Great choice for prizes this month in the contest- I would LOVE to win second place! (Signed book by UFO expert Betty Hill).
Kathy in Gloucester, MA
http://www.seacoastnh.com/contests/index.html

February 08
PATRIOTS GAME NOT SAME AS PATRIOTISM
I CAN NOT FIND ANYTHING TO DISAGREE ABOUT THIS MONTHS EDITORAL IN YOUR EMAILED FEBRUARY NEWSLETER. YOU ARE 100%RIGHT. SINGING OF THE NATION ANTHEM AND HALF TIME WAS VERY DISAPPOINTING AND THATS PUTTING IT MILDLY. I AM SORT OF HAPPY THAT THE PATRIOTS WON AS BEING A FORMER NEW ENGLANDER. I NEVER BELIVE THAT THEY WOULD.
Joe from San Jose, CA
http://www.seacoastnh.com/talk.html#news

February 07
WINS FOUR BOOKS IN ONE MONTH
Hi There! Oh my goodness, I am so surprised that I have won a prize....it's like Christmas all over again, only better! Again, let me thank you for the opportunity to enter your contest and WIN!!!
Edith of Charlotte, NC
http://www.seacoastnh.com/contests/index.html

February 05
INDIANS ON THE WARNER WALL
Thank you very much (see letter below). I wonder if you might be able to help me with another question I've been focusing on? In regards to the Warner House on Daniel Street

One of the outstanding features of the house are murals on the walls of the stairway leading to the second floor. At the back is a mural of local Indians, verified to have been copied from mezzotints popular in the area at that time period. On the left-hand wall the mural has been validated as being from a 16th century English print. On the right hand wall is a mural of a man on horseback. This mural was restored several years ago by a well-respected restorer who reported that there was no previous mural that was over-painted by this scene. The conclusion is, therefore that the Mural dates to roughly 1717. Various ideas exist as to whom the person is in the mural (William III after the Battle of Boyne, also possibly William Phips, the same Phips who in 1692 became the royal governor of Massachusetts, which I believe included New Hampshire until 1740) . I wonder if anyone has an idea who the rider might be with some level of certainty (I think William III)?
Philipp Grannon of Kittery

EDITOR’S REPLY: We’re happy to announced that the Warner House now has its own web site and you can contact their experts directly. Their link is below from SeacoastSeasrch.com, and also an essay written about the mural in the mid-1800s by Charles Brewster. Also read our essay on slaves in the Warner House on the Black Heritage Trail.
http://www.warnerhouse.org/
http://www.seacoastnh.com/brewster/25.html
http://www.seacoastnh.com/blackhistory/slaves4.html
http://www.seacoastnh.com/blackhistory/slaves4b.html

February 04
WHERE WAS RANGER LAUNCHED?
I wonder if you've been able to track down precisely where on Badgers Island the Ranger was built? Thank you.
Phil Grannan, Kittery, ME

EDITOR'S REPLY: Haven't tried yet. The study requires a lot of work with primary documents, and some guesswork. Some say the original "ways" are still there, but not likely. Porobably they were from much later ships launched there since even in 1812 Isaac Hull said the ways of the AMERICA were visible, but unusable and that ship was launched by John Paul Jones five years AFTER Ranger in 1782. Opinions differ, but there are those who swear the Raleigh and the Ranger were launched from Langdon yard on Dising Castle (Badger's Island). The hearsay, according to one Ranger Foundation member, is that it was on the west (upstream) end of the island. Some say the slipways led south into the main river, others say they led into the back channel. (Of course ithere might have been both.) Maritime painter John Stobart shows the former in his depiction of "Ranger in the Ways" which he recently painted after researching the site with the late Joe Sawtelle. The photo on the Ranger office wall was taken from beside the Weathervane building; it conforms to Stobart's perspective. That's all we know for now, but we're hoping some dedicated researcher will offer more.
http://www.seacoastnh.com/jpj

February 02
ROBINSON’S CLAM CHOWDER
As a true Rhode Islander whose family always made Boston chowder, now landlocked in Denver, I am about to make chowder. One bit about Robinson's recipe (which is the m0st authentic I've seen since Little Compton) bothers me. How many people will it serve? Thanks for a reply.
Carolyn Keys

EDITOR’S REPLY: It serves one. Anyone else who wants a taste has to fight their way through a hail of clam shells. The idea is to make the chowder and live off it for days and days. If you pour the chowder into neat little cups and don’t allow seconds you get a dozen people around the table. We served the recipe to 25 people at a party the other day and they were begging like Oliver for more. Each time people left the room we just dumped in more milk. Guests get the thin stuff. The chef gets the thick clammy part and doubling the clam content never hurts if you plan to stretch the rest of the contents. Just avoid the Snow’s and Campbell’s ratio of one clam particle per household. Everybody has to get at least the makings of three fat New England clams per bowl – or what’s the point?
http://seacoastnh.com/arts/please011898.html

February 01
DIGGING INTO WHITTIER
I'm researching a book of poems I purchased recently titled "Whittier Poems" published by the Butler Brothers of Chicago and New York.I haven't been able to locate the title on the web. Eighteen of the poems in the book are not listed in "The Compleat Poetical Works of John Greenleaf Whittier".The book is inscribed to Henry B.Stanton and some of the poems are different from other published forms, example, a poem entitled "White Mountain" seems to be the basis for "Mt. Agiochook". A note under the section titled Miscellaneous Poems reads "The Poems which follow are not devoted to the cause of Emancipation, but have been included in this collection at the request of some of the author's friends. Many of them, in their passage from one newspaper or scrapbook to another, had become mutilated and imperfect...".
Jack Steiner

EDITOR’S REPLY: Although we have a dozen articles about Whittier on SeacoastNH.com, we’re from experts. There are a zillion editions of Whittier poems since he was among the top 5 poets of his era in books sales. You can contact the two Whittier Homes in Amesbury and Haverhill at the link below. Or check the Whittier Collection at the Haverhill Library in the second link. Check Bibliofind.com for similar items on sale.
http://www.seacoastnh.com/postcards/whittier/index.html
http://www.haverhillpl.org/Departments/special/WhittierBio.html