Boulder and tablet, Daniel Webster Family Home (Elms Farm), Franklin, New Hampshire, H-1707

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1905-10-17

GUSN

GUSN-379571

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Description

The image shows a large boulder with a tablet affixed to its face in front of the Daniel Webster Family Home (Elms Farm) in Franklin, New Hampshire. The tablet is inscribed with details about the property's history, indicating that it was purchased by Daniel Webster's father in 1800 and remained in the family for over half a century. The background features part of a house with visible windows and a door.

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Descriptive Terms

houses
residential structures
exterior views
historic houses
historic farms
boulder
tablets
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP009113
Halliday negative H-1707

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC027

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC027.001.002.005.H-1707

Places

Franklin (Merrimack county, New Hampshire)

Record Details

Originator

Halliday Historic Photograph Co.

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

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