Illustration of the Oliver Wendell Holmes birthplace, Cambridge, Massachusetts, H-1308b

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1890-1939

GUSN

GUSN-379022

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Description

The illustration depicts the birthplace of Oliver Wendell Holmes in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It shows a large, two-story house with multiple chimneys, surrounded by trees and a wooden fence. The structure includes several windows and a prominent doorway, situated in a landscaped area.

Details

Descriptive Terms

houses
residential structures
exterior views
historic houses
physicians
poets
fences
trees
illustrations (layout features)
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP008562
Halliday negative H-1308b

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC027

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC027.001.001.016.H-1308b

Places

Cambridge (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Halliday Historic Photograph Co.

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

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