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Messenger Family- Forests, rivers, and outdoor activities

Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

ca. 1930

Location Note

photo album 250E (Box 3 of 3)

GUSN

GUSN-284505

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Description

59 miscellaneous black and white phorographs of various sizes, mostly from the 1930s. Most unidentified. Many shots of Massachusetts state forests including Pittsfield State Forest, Tolland Forest in Otis, Dunbar Brook in Monroe, Leominster State Forest, Spectacle Pond in Otis, Hubbard River in Granville, Brimfield Forest in Brimfield and a waterfall in Chester. Also pictures of Guy Messenger skiing, a picture of the Burnside Bridge in Antietam, Maryland taken by E. M. Messenger and farm and barn pictures.

Details

Descriptive Terms

forests
state parks
skiing
barns
farms
black-and-white photographs

Additional Identification Number

album number 250E

Physical Description

1 folder of 59 photographs

Collection Code

PC009

Collection Name

Photograph albums collection

Date of Acquisition

2010

Reference Code

PC009.250E

Acquisition Type

Library & Archives Purchase

Places

Massachusetts (United States)

Record Details

Material Type

black-and-white photographs

Other People

Messenger , Guy

Descriptive Terms

Massachusetts
Pittsfield State Forest
Tolland Forest
Otis, Massachusetts
Dunbar Brook
Monroe, Massachusetts
Leominster State Forest
Spectacle Pond
Hubbard River
Granville, Massachusetts
Brimfield Forest
Brimfield, Massachusetts
Chester, Massachusetts
Burnside Bridge, Antietam, Maryland

Description Level

Item

Location Note

photo album 250E (Box 3 of 3)

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