Old Witch House, Pigeon Cove, Rockport, Massachusetts, H-2351b

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1890-1939

GUSN

GUSN-380209

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Halliday Historic Photograph Company photographic collection, 1890s-1930s
Negatives
Massachusetts
Rockport
Old Witch House, Pigeon Cove, Rockport, Massachusetts, H-2351b
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Halliday Historic Photograph Company photographic collection, 1890s-1930s
- Negatives
  - Massachusetts
    - Rockport

Description

The image shows a large, two-story wooden house, known as the Old Witch House, located in Pigeon Cove, Rockport, Massachusetts. It features a pitched roof with chimneys and multiple windows on both floors. A covered porch extends across part of the front of the house. A large tree and a wooden well structure are visible in the foreground.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP009756
Halliday negative H-2351b

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC027

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC027.001.001.070.H-2351b

Places

Pigeon Cove (Essex county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Halliday Historic Photograph Co.

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

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