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1880s
GUSN-171277
The Wilfred A. French Photographic Collection consists of original glass plate negatives and prints. His foremost interest was historic houses, especially those of the 17th century. The geographic scope tends to be limited to buildings in cities and towns in eastern Massachusetts, including Boston, Danvers, Dedham, Medford, and Saugus. The emphasis is on the building as a whole, sometimes viewed in connection with the surrounding landscape or street scenes.
Source: Guide to the Library and Archives, 7-8.
exterior views
buildings (structures)
historic houses
photographers
glass (material)
black-and-white prints (photographs)
black-and-white negatives
photographic plates
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Wilfred A. French photographic collection, 1880s
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Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
Danvers (Essex county, Massachusetts)
Dedham (Norfolk county, Massachusetts)
Medford (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)
Saugus (Essex county, Massachusetts)
French, Wilfred A. (Photographer)
black-and-white prints (photographs)
black-and-white negatives
photographic plates
Boston Camera Club
Architectural photography
Collection
Wilfred A. French was a Boston photographer active in the 1880s and was one of the founders and officers of the Boston Camera Club. His foremost interest was documenting historic houses in eastern Massachusetts.
Source: Guide to the Library and Archives, 7-8.
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