Count Rumford Birthplace (Benjamin Thompson House), 90 Elm Street, H-2832e

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1890-1939

GUSN

GUSN-380685

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Halliday Historic Photograph Company photographic collection, 1890s-1930s
Negatives
Massachusetts
Woburn
Count Rumford Birthplace (Benjamin Thompson House), 90 Elm Street, H-2832e
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Halliday Historic Photograph Company photographic collection, 1890s-1930s
- Negatives
  - Massachusetts
    - Woburn

Description

The image shows Count Rumford's Birthplace, also known as the Benjamin Thompson House, located at 90 Elm Street. This two-story wooden structure features a gable roof and multiple windows on both floors. A sign above the entrance reads "Count Rumford Birthplace." The house is surrounded by grassy terrain, with other residential structures visible in the background.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP010239
Halliday negative H-2832e

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC027

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC027.001.001.098.H-2832e

Places

Woburn (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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