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John and Lydia Hall House, Elm Street, West Somerville, Mass., undated

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Location Note

OVP 72

GUSN

GUSN-221441

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Description

Exterior view of front of John and Lydia Hall house and front yard. There are three women and a baby in a carriage in the yard. This was one of the first two houses in West Medford.

Details

Descriptive Terms

exterior views
photographs
albumen prints

Inscription

1932.607"Framed photograph of one of the first two houses in West Somerville on Elm St. (now College Ave.) the home of John Hall and his wife Lydia (Winship) Hall built about 1805, great grandparents of "donor" Mrs. E.H. Lansing" (handwritten)
Gift of Mrs. LansingMay, 1932 (handwritten)

Additional Identification Number

Negative number 10871-B
Oversize photograph number OVP0228

Physical Description

1 photographic print : albumen, mounted ; 12 3/4 x 9 1/2 inches

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Date of Acquisition

1932-05

Reference Code

PC001.01.TMP.228

Acquisition Type

Gift

Image Dimensions

9.5 x 12.75 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Somerville (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Material Type

photographs
albumen prints

Other People

Hall, John
Hall, Lydia (Winship)

Description Level

Item

Location Note

OVP 72

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