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Churning Day, Cape Neddick, Maine, 1892

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1892

GUSN

GUSN-175491

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Description

Outside a house in Cape Neddick, Maine, a man named Daniel Moulton churns butter with Almyra Roynis and Eliz.C. Swett. One woman is standing in the doorway at the back of the house while the other woman is scraping and adding something to the butter.

Details

Descriptive Terms

butter dishes (serving dishes)
churns
black-and-white prints (photographs)
photographs

Inscription

Order Oct. 26,1939 (handwritten)

Physical Description

1 photograph ; 6 1/2 x 8 inches

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Reference Code

PC001.02.01.USME.1920.0080.002

Image Dimensions

6 1/2 x 8 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Cape Neddick (York county, Maine)
York county (Maine) [county]

Record Details

Originator

Quimby, Frederick B., 1868-1896 (Photographer)

Material Type

black-and-white prints (photographs)
photographs

Other People

Moulton, Daniel
Roynis, Almyra
Swett, Eliz. C.

Subjects

Butter

Description Level

Item

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