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Rebecca Nurse House, Danvers, Mass.

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Collection Type

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GUSN

GUSN-254715

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Description

The postcard caption reads "She was hanged for Witchcraft in 1692."

Details

Descriptive Terms

exterior views
houses
dwellings
witchcraft
women (female humans)
postcards

Physical Description

1 postcard ; 3 1/2 x 4 1/4 inches

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Reference Code

PC001.03.01.USMA.1110.0240.001

Image Dimensions

3 1/2 x 4 1/4 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Sarah Putnam Fowler, March 21, 1912.

Places

Danvers (Essex county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Material Type

postcards

Other People

Nurse, Rebecca, 1621-1692

Subjects

Architectural photography

Description Level

Item

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