The Old Vestry, Nantucket, Massachusetts, H-2137

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1890-1939

GUSN

GUSN-380025

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Halliday Historic Photograph Company photographic collection, 1890s-1930s
Negatives
Massachusetts
Nantucket
The Old Vestry, Nantucket, Massachusetts, H-2137
(current record)

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Halliday Historic Photograph Company photographic collection, 1890s-1930s
- Negatives
  - Massachusetts
    - Nantucket

Description

The image depicts the Old Vestry in Nantucket, Massachusetts. The building is constructed from wood with shingle siding and features several windows along its side. In the background, the upper structure of a larger building with a tower and spires is visible. The foreground includes a grassy area and some trees.

Details

Descriptive Terms

vestries (storage spaces)
churches (buildings)
religious buildings
exterior views
historic buildings
trees
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP009572
Halliday negative H-2137

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-2137

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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