The Minute Man statue, Concord, Massachusetts, H-1415a

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1890-1939

GUSN

GUSN-379203

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Description

The image depicts the Minute Man statue located in Concord, Massachusetts, showing a figure in historic attire holding a rifle. The statue stands on a large, inscribed stone pedestal amidst a landscape that includes trees and a building in the background. A sign in front of the statue warns, "ANY PERSON WHO DEFACES THE STATUE IS LIABLE TO A FINE OF ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS."

Details

Descriptive Terms

statues
war memorials
historic sites
parks (recreation areas)
trees
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP008745
Halliday negative H-1415a

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-1415a

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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