Stereograph of Wadsworth House, Cambridge, Mass., 1876

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1876

GUSN

GUSN-273548

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General photographic collection
Stereo views
Geographic locations
Massachusetts
Massachusetts - Cambridge
Massachusetts - Cambridge - Wadsworth House
Stereograph of Wadsworth House, Cambridge, Mass., 1876
(current record)

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General photographic collection
- Stereo views
  - Geographic locations
    - Massachusetts
      - Massachusetts - Cambridge
        Massachusetts - Cambridge - Wadsworth House
        Stereograph of Wadsworth House, Cambridge, Mass., 1876 (current record)

Description

The sign above the front door reads "Wadsworth House. Built 1726. First Head Quarters of Washington & Lee, July 2, 1775. Officers Quarters During the Siege of Boston, 1775, 6."

Details

Descriptive Terms

exterior views
houses
dwellings
presidents
stereographs

Physical Descrption

1 stereograph

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Reference Code

PC001.04.01.USMA.0280.0320.001

Places

Cambridge (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Material Type

stereographs

Other People

Wadsworth, Benjamin, 1670-1737
Washington, George, 1732-1799
Lee, Henry, 1756-1818

Other Organizations

Harvard University

Subjects

Architectural photography
Massachusetts Avenue (Cambridge, Mass.)
American Revolution Centennial, 1876

Description Level

Item

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