Nathaniel Hawthorne Birthplace, Salem, Massachusetts, H-2591b

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1890-1939

GUSN

GUSN-380448

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Description

The image shows the birthplace of Nathaniel Hawthorne in Salem, Massachusetts. It features a two-story wooden house with a gabled roof and multiple windows, some of which have shutters. A picket fence runs along the front edge of the property. The house is situated on a street with another similar wooden house visible nearby.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP010001
Halliday negative H-2591b

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC027

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC027.001.001.074.H-2591b

Places

Salem (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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