Joseph Picard auction

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1914-04-19

GUSN

GUSN-187753

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Description

An auction is conducted at the house of Joseph Picard in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts. A crowd of people examine the items for sale that are arranged in the front yard of the home. Wagons, buggies, and other horse-drawn vehicles are parked next to the stone wall bordering the property and on the dirt road that runs past the residence.

Details

Descriptive Terms

auctions
wagons (cargo vehicles)
buggies (carriages)
horse-drawn vehicles
houses
dwellings
events
black-and-white prints (photographs)
photographs

Inscription

HH29321A (handwritten)

Physical Descrption

1 photograph ; 8 x 10 inches

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Reference Code

PC001.02.01.USMA.2690.0380.002

Places

Shrewsbury (Worcester county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Harlow, Hiram (Photographer)

Material Type

black-and-white prints (photographs)
photographs

Other People

Picard, Joseph

Subjects

Dirt roads
Stone walls

Description Level

Item

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