The Old Mill, Nantucket, Massachusetts, H-2136a

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

ca. 1895

GUSN

GUSN-380022

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Description

The image shows the Old Mill in Nantucket, Massachusetts. It is a traditional windmill with four large blades and a shingled exterior. The mill is surrounded by a wooden fence, and there are a few people standing and sitting nearby on the grassy area.

Details

Descriptive Terms

windmills
historic buildings
fences
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP009569
Halliday negative H-2136a

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC027

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC027.001.001.054.H-2136a

Places

Nantucket (Nantucket Island, Nantucket county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Halliday Historic Photograph Co.

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

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