Can you help us ID these photos?

[Laconia Historical]

http://www.laconiahistorical.org/L1990.116.S.307-3.jpg

http://www.laconiahistorical.org/L1990.116.S.309-3.jpg

http://www.laconiahistorical.org/L1990.116.S.313-3.jpg

[Laconia Historical]

These photographs are from the collections of the Laconia Public Library, Laconia, NH.

[BroadHopper]

Judging from the distance landscape, the first two pictures are scenes from North Beach. The third is from South Beach as I see Diamond Island at the very left.

[Bigstan]

I was thinking Lakeshore as well the moment I saw these.

[SteveA]

The first two are of what is now called Short Beach.. hard to place the third, but it looks like the area just to the left of Big Pier.

Amazing to see how much that beach section has changed. The beach in the photos is wider than the beach that is there now. The second picture shows what is the opening to the present marina.. (I think)

[Dickie B from HB]

The first two pictures were taken just east of the marina entrance at LSP. The time frame was either the late forties or early fifties. The water that you can see crossing the beach at the bottom of the second picture is probably the outlet of the creek that drained into the lake. It was converted into the marina in '58 or '59. I remember the sailboat in those pictures was always there. In twenty years I never saw it off the mooring. The third picture looks to be earlier (early forties), and appears to be the boat ramp and the rental boats to the right of big pier.

Dick B.

[No-Mo-Shun]

The first two pictures were taken just east of the marina entrance at LSP. The time frame was either the late forties or early fifties. The water that you can see crossing the beach at the bottom of the second picture is probably the outlet of the creek that drained into the lake. It was converted into the marina in '58 or '59. I remember the sailboat in those pictures was always there. In twenty years I never saw it off the mooring. The third picture looks to be earlier (early forties), and appears to be the boat ramp and the rental boats to the right of big pier.

Dick B.
Dickie, You are correct about all three photos. The only thing I can add is the sailboat belonged to the Hamill family who also had a 22 ft. Chris Craft Sportsman.

[mcdude]

Laconia Historical:
May "we" transfer these photos over to the "History of Lakeshore Park" thread?

[Laconia Historical]

Absolutely McDude. How do we transfer? Repost in that thread or can we transfer this? Thanks to everyone for helping us to id these.