Illustration of the Old Indian House, Deerfield, Massachusetts, H-1500

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1890-1939

GUSN

GUSN-379362

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Halliday Historic Photograph Company photographic collection, 1890s-1930s
Negatives
Massachusetts
Deerfield
Illustration of the Old Indian House, Deerfield, Massachusetts, H-1500
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Halliday Historic Photograph Company photographic collection, 1890s-1930s
- Negatives
  - Massachusetts
    - Deerfield

Description

The illustration depicts the "Old Indian House" in Deerfield, Massachusetts, identified as having been built by Ensign John Sheldon in 1684. The house is a two-story structure with a gabled roof, surrounded by a fence and trees, with a prominent large tree in the foreground.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP008905
Halliday negative H-1500

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC027

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC027.001.001.024.H-1500

Places

Deerfield (Franklin county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Halliday Historic Photograph Co.

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

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