Illustration of the Oliver Wendell Holmes birthplace, interior view of the entrance hall, Cambridge, Massachusetts, H-1309b

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1890-1939

GUSN

GUSN-379027

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Description

The illustration depicts the interior view of the entrance hall of Oliver Wendell Holmes' birthplace in Cambridge, Massachusetts. A staircase with a railing leads upwards on the left and framed pictures are hung on the walls. To the right, a room is partially visible, showing a fireplace and a chair with an ornate back.

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Descriptive Terms

houses
residential structures
interior views
historic houses
entrance halls
poets
physicians
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP008567
Halliday negative H-1309b

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-1309b

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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