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"Interior view of the Slave Quarters, Royall House, Medford, Mass.", undated

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Location Note

Geographic / Mass. / Medford / Royall House

GUSN

GUSN-197147

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Description

A kitchen for the enslaved people at the Royall House. Visible, is a fireplace with a butter churn and bench to the left and shelves to the right.

Details

Descriptive Terms

slave quarters
interior views
kitchens
photographs

Additional Identification Number

DigitalID 001977
AccessID 3954
Other identifier HNEDID-001977

Physical Description

1 photographic print : black-and-white

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Reference Code

PC001.02.01.USMA.1790.0370.001

Places

Medford (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Material Type

photographs

Subjects

Architectural photography
Enslaved person

Accruals Note

A backlog image that was originally scanned as 39569.

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Geographic / Mass. / Medford / Royall House

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