Birthplace of Lydia Maria Child, Medford, Massachusetts, H-2070a

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1890-1939

GUSN

GUSN-379966

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Description

The image depicts a street view in Medford, Massachusetts, featuring the birthplace of Lydia Maria Child, a prominent three-story building with shutters on the windows. Adjacent to it is a church with a clock tower. There are utility poles with wires and a sign indicating a bakery visible to the left. A leafless tree is also present in the scene.

Details

Descriptive Terms

houses
residential structures
exterior views
historic houses
streets
utility poles
trees
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP009513
Halliday negative H-2070a

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC027

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC027.001.001.048.H-2070a

Places

Medford (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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