Stereograph, on the lawn, Potter's Grove, Arlington, Mass.

Description

A road curves through the landscaped lawn at Potter's Grove. Spy Pond can be seen in the distance. Text on the verso reads "Stereoscopic views of miscellaneous scenery published by C.A. Beckford, 141 Essex Street, Salem, Mass."

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
gardens
parks (recreation areas)
landscape gardens
lawns (landscaped grass)
ponds (water)
stereographs

Physical Descrption

1 stereograph

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Reference Code

PC001.04.01.USMA.0060.0020.008

Places

Arlington (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)
Salem (Essex county, Massachusetts)
Spy Pond (Middlesex county, Massachusetts) [pond]

Record Details

Originator

Beckford, C. A. (Charles A.) (Photographer)

Material Type

stereographs

Other People

Potter, Joseph S.

Description Level

Item

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