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Full-length portrait of William Sumner Appleton, standing, facing front, holding a newspaper and a hat, Nantucket, Mass., 1937

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1937

GUSN

GUSN-253362

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Description

William Sumner Appleton stands in the doorway of a house on Nantucket Island.

Details

Descriptive Terms

portraits
historic preservationists
men (male humans)
black-and-white prints (photographs)
photographs

Physical Description

1 photographic print : black-and-white ; 6 x 4 inches

Collection Code

PC004

Collection Name

Personal photographic collection

Reference Code

PC004.01.A.1775.07.001

Image Dimensions

6 x 4 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Gift of William Sumner Appleton, 29 January 1938.

Places

Nantucket (Nantucket Island, Nantucket county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Betz, Rudolf (Photographer)

Material Type

black-and-white prints (photographs)
photographs

Other Organizations

Historic New England (Organization)
Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities

Description Level

Item

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