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Album 1, Book 5: Massachusetts Historic Homes and Landmarks

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1920s

GUSN

GUSN-194008

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Description

One of eight scrapbooks of 2.5 x 3.5 inch photographic prints, postcards, and original artwork document historic homes and landmarks in Massachusetts. The scrapbooks are undated, but they were probably created in the 1920s. The quality of the photographs is excellent, despite their small format. Of particular value is the abundance of well-annotated descriptions of the individual buildings, their dates of construction, their occupants, and their dates of demolition if known. The compiler is unknown. It is possible that some photographs date to several years prior to the actual preparation of these albums. Book 5 documents Arlington, Bedford, Belmont, Billerica, Burlington, Cambridge, Carlisle, Concord, Groton, Lexington, Lincoln, Waltham, Wilmington, North Woburn, and Wakefield.

Details

Descriptive Terms

historic houses
historic buildings
photograph albums
black-and-white photographs
picture postcards

Additional Identification Number

Album Number 1, Book 5

Physical Description

1 photograph album; 7 x 9.5 inches

Collection Code

PC009

Collection Name

Photograph albums collection

Reference Code

PC009.001-5

Image Dimensions

3 1/2 x 2 1/2 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Arlington (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)
Bedford (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)
Belmont (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)
Billerica (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)
Burlington (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)
Cambridge (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)
Carlisle (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)
Concord (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)
Groton (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)
Lexington (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)
Lincoln (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)
Waltham (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)
Wilmington (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)
North Woburn (Woburn, Middlesex county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]
Wakefield (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Material Type

photograph albums
black-and-white photographs
picture postcards

Descriptive Terms

Arlington, MA
Bedford, MA
Belmont, MA
Billerica, MA
Burlington, MA
Cambridge, MA
Carlisle, MA
Concord, MA
Groton, MA
Lexington, MA
Lincoln, MA
Waltham, MA
Wilmington, MA
North Woburn, MA
Wakefield, MA

Description Level

Item

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