Exterior view of Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes's summer house, Beverly, Massachusetts, H-1229b

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1890-1939

GUSN

GUSN-378893

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Description

The image shows the exterior of Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes's summer house located in Beverly, Massachusetts. The house is a two-story structure with an attic and features a gabled roof with dormer windows. It has clapboard siding and a prominent covered porch adorned with striped awnings. A curved pathway leads to the main entrance, surrounded by well-maintained gardens and shrubs.

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Descriptive Terms

summer houses (seasonal dwellings)
residential structures
exterior views
trees
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP008431
Halliday negative H-1229b

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC027

Collection Name

Halliday Historic Photograph Company photographic collection, 1890s-1930s

Reference Code

PC027.001.001.008.H-1229b

Places

Beverly (Essex county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Halliday Historic Photograph Co.

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

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