Custom House, Salem, Massachusetts, CP-471

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

ca. 1887

GUSN

GUSN-374727

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Description

The image shows the Custom House in Salem, Massachusetts. The building features a prominent entrance with a double staircase leading to a portico supported by columns. Above the entrance, there is a sign reading "Custom House" and a decorative sculpture. To the left, there is another large brick building with multiple windows and chimneys. In the foreground, a horse-drawn wagon is partially visible on the street.

Details

Descriptive Terms

customhouses
institutional buildings
exterior views
historic buildings
carts
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP006707
Codman negative CP-471

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

MS001

Collection Name

Codman family papers

Reference Code

MS001.PC.06.005.CP-471

Places

Salem (Essex county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Codman, Thomas Newbold, 1868-1963 (Photographer)

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

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