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Schooner Head, Maine, 1870

Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1870

Location Note

Large - Special photographs - Geo - Maine - Mt. Desert

GUSN

GUSN-179947

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Description

This the outside of Honorable Lincoln Flagg Brigham, Chief Justice of the Superior Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, home on Schooner Head in Mount Desert, Maine. There is a rock formation in the foreground and a view of the ocean.

Details

Descriptive Terms

houses
oceans
dwellings
black-and-white prints (photographs)
photographs

Inscription

House belonged to Honorable Lincoln Flagg Brigham Chief Justice of the Superior Court of the Com. of Mass. He and his family lived in this house for many years. House was pulled down in 1921 or 1922. The Brigham Cottage was built about 1869 (R. Reel Mr. Pres. Comm.) (handwritten)

Physical Description

1 photograph ; 9 x 13 inches

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Date of Acquisition

1923-03-31

Reference Code

PC001.02.03.TMP.036

Acquisition Type

Gift

Image Dimensions

9 x 13 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Mount Desert Island (Hancock county, Maine) [island]

Record Details

Material Type

black-and-white prints (photographs)
photographs

Subjects

Rock

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Large - Special photographs - Geo - Maine - Mt. Desert

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