J.J. Coffey Liquor Store, Newburyport, Massachusetts, 1912

Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1912

Location Note

Photographs > Standard > Geographic > USMA > Newburyport > Modern > Mounted

GUSN

GUSN-380977

Description

This black-and-white cabinet card is 4.25 x 6.6 inches. The photograph depicts six men in coats and hats standing on the steps in front of a building. Signage reads J.J. Coffey in two front windows. Bottles can be seen through the windows and two barrels on the steps. Handwriting on the verso indicates the date is 1912 and the location is the John J. Coffey Liquor store in Newburyport, Massachusetts. Possibly at 6-8 Inn Street.

Details

Descriptive Terms

alcohol
shopkeepers
storefronts
cabinet photographs
black-and-white photography

Physical Descrption

1 cabinet card , black-and-white photograph ; 4.25 x 6.6 inches

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Date of Acquisition

2025

Reference Code

PC001.02.01.USMA.2030.0110.002

Acqusition Type

Library & Archives Purchase

Credit Line

Purchase, 2025

Places

Newburyport (Essex county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Material Type

cabinet photographs
black-and-white photography

Subjects

Liquor stores
Men

Conservation Note

Item is in mylar for long term preservation

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Photographs > Standard > Geographic > USMA > Newburyport > Modern > Mounted

Historical/Biographical Note

Sources


Doherty, Paul. (2019, March 1). Newburyport History Buffs. Facebook.facebook.com/groups/28280126781/

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