Unidentified house with lookout, Newport, Rhode Island, 7860-A

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1882

GUSN

GUSN-389793

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Description

The image shows an unidentified house in Newport, Rhode Island. The house features wooden siding and multiple windows. Attached to the structure is a raised lookout platform with a railing and a small staircase. The property is enclosed by a wooden fence and there is a dirt path in the foreground, alongside some scattered debris.

Details

Descriptive Terms

houses
residential structures
exterior views
fences
trees
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP026996
A-Series negative 7860-A

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC021

Collection Name

Emma Lewis Coleman photographic collection, 1880s

Date of Acquisition

1925

Reference Code

PC021.001.007.7860-A

Date Notes

Acquired month: 04

Places

Newport (Rhode Island island, Newport county, Rhode Island)

Record Details

Originator

Coleman, Emma Lewis (Photographer)

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

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