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George E. Noyes photographic collection, 1860s-1940s

Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1860-1949, predominant 1890-1945

GUSN

GUSN-171290

Description

The George E. Noyes Photographic Collection includes over 1,000 negatives, not all of which have been printed.

The collection contains materials produced by other local photographers, including Selwyn C. Reed, Hiram P. McIntosh, and Robert E. Moseley. The emphasis is on the architecture, streets, and landscape of Newburyport, Massachusetts and surrounding towns in Essex County.

Source: Guide to the Library and Archives, 10-11.

Details

Descriptive Terms

exterior views
commercial buildings
houses
public buildings
storefronts
stores
business districts
streetscapes
dwellings
black-and-white prints (photographs)
black-and-white negatives

Physical Description

ca. 1,000 photographic prints : black-and-white
ca. 1,000 photographic negatives : black-and-white

Collection Code

PC038

Collection Name

George E. Noyes photographic collection, 1860s-1940s

Reference Code

PC038

Places

Newburyport (Essex county, Massachusetts)
Essex county (Massachusetts) [county]

Record Details

Originator

Noyes, George E. (Photographer)
Reed, Selwyn C. (Photographer)
McIntosh, H. P. (Photographer)
Moseley, Robert E. (Photographer)

Material Type

black-and-white prints (photographs)
black-and-white negatives

Subjects

Market Square (Newburyport, Mass.)
Architectural photography

Description Level

Collection

Related Items

Newburyport and Its Business District

Historical/Biographical Note

Historical/Biographical Note

George E. Noyes was a professional photographer active in Newburyport, Massachusetts from the 1860s until the early 1940s.

Source: Guide to the Library and Archives, 10-11.

Sources


Driver, Josephine. "Newburyport and its Business District." Old-Time New England, v. LIV, no. 4, April-June 1964, p. 86-94.

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