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Exterior view of the Crocker Tavern, Barnstable, Mass.

Collection Type

  • Photography

Location Note

Geo.: Large: Mass.: Barnstable: Crocker Tavern

GUSN

GUSN-194866

Description

This view from across Olde Kings Highway shows the Crocker Tavern in Barnstable, Massachusetts. The front façade is seen as is the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities sign in front of the building, which indicates that the Tavern is closed.

Details

Descriptive Terms

façades
taverns
Georgian (British Renaissance-Baroque style)
front (positional attribute)
exterior views
antennas
business (commercial function)
black-and-white prints (photographs)
photographs

Additional Identification Number

DigitalID 000120
AccessID 176
Other identifier HNEDID-000120

Physical Description

1 photograph

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Reference Code

PC001.02.01.USMA.0200.0050.001

Date Notes

1950s-1970s

Places

Barnstable (Barnstable county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Cheek, Richard (photographer)

Material Type

black-and-white prints (photographs)
photographs

Other People

Crocker, Cornelius

Other Organizations

Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities

Subjects

Olde Kings Highway (Barnstable, Mass.)
rural life
television -- antennas
Architectural photography

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Geo.: Large: Mass.: Barnstable: Crocker Tavern

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