Pearl House, Orr's Island, Casco Bay, Maine, H-2306a

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1893-08-10

GUSN

GUSN-380177

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Description

The image depicts the Pearl House on Orr's Island, Casco Bay, Maine. The house is a simple one-story structure with a chimney and multiple windows. It is situated on a grassy slope with trees around it. In the foreground, there is a small boat and some driftwood on a rocky shoreline.

Details

Descriptive Terms

houses
residential structures
exterior views
historic houses
boats
shores (landforms)
islands
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP009724
Halliday negative H-2306a

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC027

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC027.001.003.005.H-2306a

Places

Orrs Island (Cumberland county, Maine) [island]

Record Details

Originator

Halliday Historic Photograph Co.

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

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