Louisa May Alcott's Orchard House and the Concord School of Philosophy, Concord, Massachusetts, H-1400a

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1890-1939

GUSN

GUSN-379179

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Description

The image depicts two structures located in Concord, Massachusetts: Louisa May Alcott's Orchard House and the Concord School of Philosophy. The Orchard House is on the right, surrounded by trees, with a prominent chimney and multiple windows visible. On the left is a smaller, chapel-like building with a gabled roof. Snow covers parts of the ground and trees are bare.

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Descriptive Terms

houses
residential structures
exterior views
historic houses
schools (buildings)
institutional buildings
philosophy
trees
snow (precipitation)
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP008721
Halliday negative H-1400a

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC027

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC027.001.001.021.H-1400a

Places

Concord (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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