The John Cook House, Watertown, Massachusetts, H-2757b

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1890-1939

GUSN

GUSN-380604

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Halliday Historic Photograph Company photographic collection, 1890s-1930s
Negatives
Massachusetts
Watertown
The John Cook House, Watertown, Massachusetts, H-2757b
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Halliday Historic Photograph Company photographic collection, 1890s-1930s
- Negatives
  - Massachusetts
    - Watertown

Description

The image depicts the John Cook House located in Watertown, Massachusetts, where the first Colonial Notes were engraved and printed by Paul Revere. It is a wooden structure with a gambrel roof, featuring multiple windows and an entrance door. Vines climb the front of the house, and it is surrounded by a yard with patches of grass and plants. Another building is partially visible in the background.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP010157
Halliday negative H-2757b

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC027

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC027.001.001.086.H-2757b

Places

Watertown (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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