People playing croquet in front of the Mountain House, Mt. Wachusett, Mass.

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Collection Type

Photography

GUSN

GUSN-194837

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General photographic collection
Stereo views
Geographic locations
Massachusetts
Massachusetts - Princeton
Massachusetts - Princeton - general
People playing croquet in front of the Mountain House, Mt. Wachusett, Mass.
(current record)

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General photographic collection
- Stereo views
  - Geographic locations
    - Massachusetts
      - Massachusetts - Princeton
        Massachusetts - Princeton - general
        People playing croquet in front of the Mountain House, Mt. Wachusett, Mass. (current record)

Description

People play croquet on the lawn in front of the Mountain House on Mount Wachusett in Princeton, Massachusetts. Guests are seated and stand on the verandah and look out from upper story windows. Several buggies are parked in the driveway in front of the hotel.

Details

Descriptive Terms

hotels (public accommodations)
mountains
lawns (landscaped grass)
Greek Revival
mallets (sports equipment)
buggies (carriages)
croquet sets
croquet
recreation
tourism
exterior views
stereographs
photographs

Additional Identification Number

DigitalID 000110
AccessID 145
Other identifier HNEDID-000110

Physical Description

1 stereograph

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Reference Code

PC001.04.01.USMA.1470.0010.001

Date Notes

1880s-1910s

Places

Wachusett Mountain (Worcester county, Massachusetts) [mountain]
Princeton (Worcester county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Lewis, T. (Publisher)

Material Type

stereographs
photographs

Subjects

croquet players
outdoor recreation
sports & leisure
Tourists

Description Level

Item

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