Barbara (Sweet) Purinton and Joyce Leggett in the kitchen of Charles S. Purinton's house, Lexington, Mass., 1951

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1951

Location Note

Geographic / Mass. / Lexington

GUSN

GUSN-369684

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Description

Photographic print depicting Barbara (Sweet) Purinton, the wife of Charles S. Purinton, and Joyce Leggett standing near the stove in the kitchen of the Purinton's house. The house is located in Lexington, Massachusetts, and built by Boston architect Donald C. Goss. Photographed by A. W. Leggett. "Photo by / A. W. Leggett / 39 Hickson Ave. / St. Lambert, P.Q. Can." is stamped on the verso.

Details

Descriptive Terms

houses
kitchens
stoves (heating equipment)
teakettles
pans (containers)
cabinets (case furniture)
countertops
black-and-white prints (photographs)

Inscription

Photo by / A. W. Leggett / 39 Hickson Ave. / St. Lambert, P.Q. Can. (stamped)
L1037 (handwritten)
Joyce Leggett / + BSP Lexington / 1951 (handwritten)

Physical Descrption

1 photographic print : black-and-white ; 5 x 7 inches

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Date of Acquisition

2024

Reference Code

PC001.02.01.USMA.1570.0050.003

Credit Line

Gift of Charles A. Purinton II, 2024

Places

Lexington (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)
Saint-Lambert (Quebec, Canada)

Record Details

Originator

Leggett, A. W. (Photo printer)

Material Type

black-and-white prints (photographs)

Other People

Leggett, A. W.
Purinton, Charles S., 1922-2010
Purinton, Barbara

Subjects

House
Kitchens
Kitchen appliances

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Geographic / Mass. / Lexington

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