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Interior view of the steamship Priscilla, undated

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GUSN

GUSN-188160

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Description

Interior view of the steamship Priscilla featuring a large glass chandelier, ornate walls and a well appointed sitting room. The room is lit, in addition to the chandelier, with table lamps and wall sconces.

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Descriptive Terms

steamships
sitting rooms
center-light chandeliers
stairwells
columns (architectural elements)
interior views
tables (support furniture)
black-and-white prints (photographs)
photographs

Physical Description

1 photograph

Collection Code

PC055

Collection Name

General marine photographic collection

Reference Code

PC055.TMP.002

Record Details

Originator

Covell, William King (Photographer)

Material Type

black-and-white prints (photographs)
photographs

Accruals Note

W.H.Bunting, The Camera's Coast: Historic Images of Ship and Shore in New England (Boston: Historic New England, 2006) pg. 136.

Description Level

Item

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