Thoreau's cairn, Concord, Massachusetts, H-1405a

Description

The image shows a cairn, a pile of stones, located in a wooded area in Concord, Massachusetts, identified as "Thoreau's cairn." The cairn is prominently centered amidst the trees, with sunlight filtering through the leaves.

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Descriptive Terms

historic monuments
cairns
woods (plant communities)
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP008729
Halliday negative H-1405a

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-1405a

Places

Concord (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Halliday Historic Photograph Co.

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Conservation Note

NEEDS PRESERVATION: This negative is broken in half. Handle with care.

Description Level

Item

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Thoreau's cairn, Concord, Massachusetts, H-1405a

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