Onion harvest on slope of Mount Sugarloaf, South Deerfield, Deerfield, Massachusetts, 7856-A

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1880-1889

GUSN

GUSN-389752

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Description

The image depicts two men harvesting onions on the slope of Mount Sugarloaf in South Deerfield, Deerfield, Massachusetts. One person is holding a basket, while the other helps pour its contents into a sack. They are standing on a field with trees visible in the background.

Details

Descriptive Terms

farmers
cropland
mountains
trees
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP026989
A-Series negative 7856-A

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC021

Collection Name

Emma Lewis Coleman photographic collection, 1880s

Date of Acquisition

1925

Reference Code

PC021.001.005.7856-A

Date Notes

Acquired month: 04

Places

South Deerfield (Franklin county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Coleman, Emma Lewis (Photographer)

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

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