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Messenger Family Portraits

Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1890-1940

Location Note

photo albums #250 (Box 1 of 3)

GUSN

GUSN-284382

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Description

8 black and white 6 1/2 x 4 1/2 inch photographs mounted in leather bound album. Mostly portraits taken at "The Boulders" in Winchester. Family life, children's play and portraits of Guy Messenger and presumably his family. One photo is marked on the back Mary Procter (Nana) and Guy H. Messenger. Another says "Taken in house living room of 389 Washington Street, Winchester, MA.

Details

Descriptive Terms

portraits
people by family relationship
children (people by age group)
interior views
black-and-white prints (photographs)
photograph albums

Additional Identification Number

album number 250A

Physical Description

1 photograph album; 11 5/8 x 6 3/4 inches

Collection Code

PC009

Collection Name

Photograph albums collection

Date of Acquisition

2010

Reference Code

PC009.250A

Acquisition Type

Library & Archives Purchase

Places

Winchester (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Material Type

black-and-white prints (photographs)
photograph albums

Other People

Messenger , Guy

Descriptive Terms

The Boulders, Winchester, Mass
family

Description Level

Item

Location Note

photo albums #250 (Box 1 of 3)

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