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1870
GUSN-202403
Informal group portrait of men and women posed on the front lawn of "Brookbank," the home of Samuel E. Sawyer, during a game of croquet. An unidentified man and woman are seated in a horse-drawn carriage parked in front of the house.
carriages (vehicles)
group portraits
exterior views
statues
dwellings
transportation
albumen prints
photographs
Verso of mount: "Brookbank" Residence of Samuel E. Sawyer of Gloucester. Built by his ancestor, James Sawyer, 1714. The family house for five generations. Gift of the Bostonian Society 3 Feb. 1921 [printed on back of mount:] Camp of the Universalist Centennial Convention, Gloucester, Mass., September, 1870. Photo by Cook & Friend {Games #1}
OVP Photo Database Number 191
OVP Number OVP0190
1 photographic print
PC001
General photographic collection
03 February 1921
PC001.01.TMP.190
12.25 x 15 (HxW)(inches)
Gift of the Bostonian Society.
Gloucester (Essex county, Massachusetts)
Cook & Friend (Photographer)
albumen prints
photographs
Games
Men
Outdoor recreation
Sporting goods
Sports
Women
Gloucester (Mass.)
Adhesive and paper residue across top edge of recto of mount.
Item
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