Unidentified building at Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 13014-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

ca. 1892

GUSN

GUSN-385327

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Harriot Appleton Curtis photographic collection
Negatives
Miscellaneous buildings
Cambridge
Unidentified building at Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 13014-B
(current record)

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Harriot Appleton Curtis photographic collection
- Negatives
  - Miscellaneous buildings
    - Cambridge
      - Unidentified building at Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 13013-B
      - Unidentified building at Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 13014-B (current record)
      - Man and cow walking in front of unitentified building, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 13015-B
      - Unidentified house, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 13016-B

Description

The image shows a stone building at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The building features ornate architectural details, including a decorative panel with Harvard's crest, and a series of windows. The structure has a sloped roof and is surrounded by a grassy area with some small trees and shrubs.

Details

Descriptive Terms

universities (buildings)
institutional buildings
exterior views
trees
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP016583
B-Series negative 13014-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC023

Collection Name

Harriot Appleton Curtis photographic collection

Reference Code

PC023.001.005.002.13014-B

Places

Cambridge (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Curtis, Harriot Appleton, 1841-1923 (Photographer)

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

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