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ca. 1875
Housed in drawer 3 of gray fireproof cabinet.
GUSN-194532
"Old Newport Houses - 1875"
Boxed portfolio of 29 mounted albumen photographs, presented with "Compliments of Charles McKim" to "William Dean Howells" (possibly his brother in law?), circa 1880. Identity of photographer is not yet known. This album is cited in Vincent Scully's "Shingle Style" as one of the first known instances of American architects' becoming interested in "colonial" period architecture and furnishings.
Contents: See album book for full list of contents.
historic houses
Shingle Style
churches (buildings)
furniture
American Colonial
photograph albums
albumen prints
album number 138
1 photograph album
PC009
Photograph albums collection
1931
PC009.138
Loan
Newport (Rhode Island island, Newport county, Rhode Island)
photograph albums
albumen prints
McKim, Charles Follen, 1847-1909
Howells, John Mead
Newport, RI
Shingle style
Item
Housed in drawer 3 of gray fireproof cabinet.
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