Photograph of a grocery store, New Bedford, Mass., circa 1880

Collection Type

  • Photography

Location Note

Geographic / Mass. / New Bedford; HGO-01-001-F-J-3

GUSN

GUSN-357321

Description

One mounted and matted albumen print of a grocery store in New Bedord, Massachusetts. The store contains a wide variety of food and beverage items such as bread, various canned goods, and various types of Heinz pickles in barrels. Four men are pictured in the store. On the verso of the mount, a captions reads:

"Pepere Quentin's
Grocery store
Cor Nash Rd + No Front
New Bedford, MA
Uncle Ernest
Uncle Pete
Grandpa
?"

Details

Descriptive Terms

grocers
grocery stores
showrooms
food
bread boxes
bread
alcohol
mercantile buildings
interior views
cans (containers)
albumen prints
mounts (secondary support)
mats (framing and mounting equipment)

Inscription

Pepere Quentin's / Grocery store / Cor Nash Rd + No Front / New Bedford, MA / Uncle Ernest / Uncle Pete / Grandpa / ? (handwritten)

Physical Descrption

1 photographic print : albumen, mounted and matted ; 8 x 10 inches

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Date of Acquisition

2007

Reference Code

PC001.02.01.USMA.2010.0040.001

Date Notes

circa 1880

Credit Line

Gift of Carl R. Nold, 2007

Places

New Bedford (Bristol county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Material Type

albumen prints
mounts (secondary support)
mats (framing and mounting equipment)

Other Organizations

H.J. Heinz Company

Subjects

Photograph

Restrictions

Minor staining to front and back of mount.

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Geographic / Mass. / New Bedford; HGO-01-001-F-J-3

Language Note

Materials in English.

Related Items

Food
Interiors (commercial)

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