BARTLETT HISTORIC SOCIETY PO Box 514 - 13 School St.
Bartlett, NH 03812
James Frederick Howarth's
Livermore Postcard Collection - 1919
These postcards, sent during 1919 were written by James Frederick Howarth and sent home to his family in Roslindale Massachusetts.
It would seem this was Mr. Howarth's new job and he wanted to let his family know what it was all about. He was the manager of the Livermore General Store. At about this time the Senior Saunders owner died and left his interests to his three daughters.
The three daughters hired a Mr. Clinton Nash to take on the management of their interests. In these postcards there appears to be a vague familiarity with Mr. Nash. Perhaps Howarth and Nash were casual buddies...or perhaps not.
Considering that these are postcards, the actual date of the picture is probably sometime before 1919.
James Arrives at Sawyer River Station, Apr 30, 1919: Rails going into woods go to Livermore.
This shows the chimney of the old Mill. The house furthest to right is where Mr. Howarth lived, next door is the Goulding House. Big Jim Donahue lived in the house to the left of chimney and the School is the last visible building. Looks like a tent pitched below the chimney.
Apr 30, 1919: This card addressed to Howarth's son, Lawrence, asks "If he would like to go barefoot in this river?" The building on the left is "the dam house".
Residence of Big Jim Donahue. 2 well dressed boys in foreground are barely visible. Donahue was General Manager of the Mills as well as the Town and served in nearly every capacity during his 40 years at Livermore. He died in North Conway in 1928 at age 60.
Apr 30, 1919: The C.J. Saunders Engine 1. The lady riding on the back is one of the Saunders Sisters. This was the main source of transportation from Sawyer River Station.
May 7, 1919: Mr Howarth referred to the Saunders Mansion as "The Forests".
May 7, 1919: This card references Mr Nash going home. Five flushing bathrooms and Mr Howarth mentions where his room is, (On the right hand side you can see a penciled "x", indicating his room) or perhaps that is wishfull thinking? But, if he was buddies with Mr. Nash it may be possible. Clinton Nash was the manager of the entire operation in 1919, having been hired by the Saunders sisters after the death of their father.
The Goulding House at Livermore. L.D. Goulding was a Justice and Selectman of Livermore.
This page has shown the first seven cards that James sent home to his family. There are six more on the next page.