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Massachusetts Towns and Landscapes

Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

ca. 1890

Location Note

photo albums # 199,200,201,202

GUSN

GUSN-191323

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Description

46 black and white photographs probably from the end of the 19th century. Locations include Gloucester, Sudbury, Andover (Abbot House), Saugus, Newburyport, Franklin Park, Northboro (including the Eames' house and Eames' house boarders), the Neponset River in Mattapan, the Charles River, Norumbega Tower in Watertown, Harvard, Lancaster, the Concord River in Bolton and several pictures of Duxbury with family summer scenes. There are also four photographs of ships: USS Chicago, Dimiti-Donski, and Ship Cave Hill. Each photograph is annotated.

Details

Descriptive Terms

ships
landscapes (representations)
historic houses
rivers
bathing costumes
photograph albums
black-and-white prints (photographs)

Additional Identification Number

album number 199

Physical Description

1 photograph album; 10 1/4 x 7 1/2 inches

Collection Code

PC009

Collection Name

Photograph albums collection

Date of Acquisition

June 1999

Reference Code

PC009.199

Acquisition Type

Gift

Places

Massachusetts (United States)

Record Details

Material Type

photograph albums
black-and-white prints (photographs)

Descriptive Terms

Gloucester, Mass
Sudbury, Mass
Andover, Mass
Saugus, Mass
Newburyport, Mass
Franklin Park
Northboro, Mass
Neponset River
Charles River
Norumbega Tower
Harvard, Mass
Lancaster, Mass
Concord River
Duxbury, Mass
Abbot House, Andover, Mass
Eames House, Northboro, Mass

Description Level

Item

Location Note

photo albums # 199,200,201,202

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