Hotel Northampton and Wiggins Old Tavern

Image ID: WPC 01:149
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30 page black and white booklet entitled "Hotel Northampton and Wiggins Old Taven / 'An Inn of Colonial Charm.'" Subjects include a letter from Lewis Wiggins [landlord of the Tavern], labeled photos of rooms around the Hotel and Tavern, as well as information about each of the rooms. Last page has a list of cities and towns around the Northeast and neighboring regions with the corresponding mileage from the respective city to the Hotel Northampton.
Front cover shows a sign which reads "1786 / Entertainment / By B. W." with an image of a man riding a horse, jumping over a fence. The sign hangs in front of the old Perkins Tavern in New Hampshire which was operated by Lewis Wiggins' ancestor, Benjamin Wiggins.
Back cover has a black and white photo of the Hotel Northampton and Wiggins Old Tavern.

Image Details

Dublin Core
Title
Hotel Northampton and Wiggins Old Tavern
Subject
Wiggins, Lewis N. | Wiggins, Benjamin
Description
30 page black and white booklet entitled "Hotel Northampton and Wiggins Old Taven / 'An Inn of Colonial Charm.'" Subjects include a letter from Lewis Wiggins [landlord of the Tavern], labeled photos of rooms around the Hotel and Tavern, as well as information about each of the rooms. Last page has a list of cities and towns around the Northeast and neighboring regions with the corresponding mileage from the respective city to the Hotel Northampton.
Front cover shows a sign which reads "1786 / Entertainment / By B. W." with an image of a man riding a horse, jumping over a fence. The sign hangs in front of the old Perkins Tavern in New Hampshire which was operated by Lewis Wiggins' ancestor, Benjamin Wiggins.
Back cover has a black and white photo of the Hotel Northampton and Wiggins Old Tavern.
Contributor
Donation of the Gutterman-Pohlman Family, Northampton. 2017
Identifier
WPC 01:149
Coverage
Northampton, Mass
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Booklet
Physical Dimensions
Print size: 4.5" x 6"

Citation

“Hotel Northampton and Wiggins Old Tavern,” Forbes Library Images from the Archives (Legacy site: Pre-2022), accessed January 9, 2025, https://images.forbeslibrary.org/items/show/4996.