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Views of Massachusetts and Vermont

Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

ca. 1880

Location Note

photo albums # 146,147,148,149

GUSN

GUSN-194583

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Description

4x7 albumen prints, exposed in the 1880s, probably by an amateur photographer. Quality and pictorial interest are above average. Views include: Provincetown, Massachusetts; Hyde Park, Massachusetts; Boston, Massachusetts; Moon Island Pumping Station and Sewarage Plant, Bellows Falls, Vergennes, Rutland, Burlington, St. Albans and Montpelier all in Vermont. Majority of photographs are architectural in content.

Details

Descriptive Terms

dwellings
exterior views
landscapes (environments)
seascapes
lighthouses
churches (buildings)
quarries (extracting complexes)
schools (buildings)
streetscapes
photograph albums
albumen prints

Additional Identification Number

album number 146

Physical Description

1 photograph album; 10 5/8 x 7 1/16 inches

Collection Code

PC009

Collection Name

Photograph albums collection

Date of Acquisition

1985

Reference Code

PC009.146

Credit Line

Exchange with Henry Deeks

Places

Provincetown (Barnstable county, Massachusetts)
Hyde Park (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
Moon Island (Norfolk county, Massachusetts) [island]
Bellows Falls (Windham county, Vermont)
Vergennes (Addison county, Vermont)
Vermont (United States)
Massachusetts (United States)

Record Details

Material Type

photograph albums
albumen prints

Descriptive Terms

Provincetown, Mass
Hyde Park, Mass
Boston, Mass
Moon Island Pumping Station
Bellows Falls, Vermont
Vergennes, Vermont
Rutland, Vermont
Burlington, Vermont
St. Albans, Vermont
Montpelier, Vermont

Description Level

Item

Location Note

photo albums # 146,147,148,149

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George A. Clough architectural collection

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