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Portrait of James Russell Lowell (right) and Sir Leslie Stephen, seated in chairs in the library, Elmwood, James Russell Lowell House, Cambridge, Mass., July 1890

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1890-07

Location Note

HGO-01-001-F-R-2

GUSN

GUSN-167936

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Description

The poet and biographer sit in the library of Elmwood surrounded by books, papers and portraits.

Details

Descriptive Terms

portraits
poets
authors
biographers
interior views
houses
dwellings
libraries (rooms)
interior decoration
photographs

Additional Identification Number

ACCESS ID 2527
Old ID 2563.00

Physical Description

1 photographic print : black-and-white

Collection Code

PC002

Collection Name

Domestic interiors photographic collection

Reference Code

PC002.USMA.Cambridge.092.01

Places

Cambridge, Mass.

Record Details

Material Type

photographs

Other People

Lowell, James Russell, 1819-1891
Stephen, Leslie, 1832-1904

Subjects

Architectural photography
Elmwood Avenue (Cambridge, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

Location Note

HGO-01-001-F-R-2

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