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Interior view of Indian Hill, Province House room, West Newbury, Mass., ca. 1900

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

ca. 1900

Location Note

Geographic: Mass: West Newbury: Indian Hill: Colonial Living Room

GUSN

GUSN-250045

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Description

View of the Colonial Living Room at Indian Hill. Note on verso: Paneling mostly from Province House. The woodwork taken from the Council Room in Province House can be seen above the mantel. Province House (Boston) was the seat of the royal governors of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.

Details

Descriptive Terms

interior views
houses
dwellings
parlors
journalists
photographs
black-and-white prints (photographs)

Additional Identification Number

Negative 5241-B.

Physical Description

1 photographic print: black-and-white

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Reference Code

PC001.02.01.USMA.3290.0100.001

Places

West Newbury (Essex county, Massachusetts)
Indian Hill (Essex county, Massachusetts) [peak]

Record Details

Material Type

photographs
black-and-white prints (photographs)

Other People

Poore, Benjamin Perley, 1820-1887

Subjects

Architectural photography

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Geographic: Mass: West Newbury: Indian Hill: Colonial Living Room

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