Exterior view of the Sewall House, Burlington, Mass., to which John Hancock and Samuel Adams retreated on April 19, 1775, during the battle of Lexington, house burned April 23, 1897

Details

Descriptive Terms

exterior views
houses
wells (structures)
statesmen
governors
revolutionaries
politicians
albumen prints
photographs
black-and-white prints (photographs)

Inscription

Recto of mount: [printed:] SEWELL HOUSE, BURLINGTON, MASS., TO WHICH JOHN HANCOCK AND SAMUEL ADAMS RETREATED ON APRIL 19, 1775, DURING THE BATTLE OF LEXINGTON. HOUSE BURNED APRIL 23, 1897. [embossed with photographer's name:] C.H. Taylor; Verso of mount: {Gift of Leonard Thompson April 6, 1898 Woburn, Mass.) [attached caption, printed:] [reprint of a newspaper article published by the "Woburn News," May 1, 1897]

Additional Identification Number

OVP Photo Database Number 119
OVP Number OVP0165.A

Physical Description

1 black-and-white print, mounted

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Reference Code

PC001.01.TMP.165-A

Image Dimensions

10.5 x 13.5 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Leonard Thompson, Woburn, Mass. [to ?]; gift of unidentified individual to Historic New England SPNEA.

Places

Burlington (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)