Sumner House and Soldiers' monument, Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, 29290-A

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1890-1929

GUSN

GUSN-388797

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Hiram Harlow photographic collection, 1890s-1920s
Glass Plate Negatives
Houses and residents
Shrewsbury, Massachusetts
Sumner House and Soldiers' monument, Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, 29290-A
(current record)

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Hiram Harlow photographic collection, 1890s-1920s
- Glass Plate Negatives
  - Houses and residents
    - Shrewsbury, Massachusetts

Description

The image shows the Sumner House and the Soldiers' Monument in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts. The Sumner House is a prominent two-story building with multiple windows, partially obscured by trees. In the foreground stands the Soldiers' Monument, an obelisk adorned with draped garlands.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP010689
A-Series negative 29290-A

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC029

Collection Name

Hiram Harlow photographic collection, 1890s-1920s

Date of Acquisition

ca. 1971

Reference Code

PC029.001.001.006.29290-A

Places

Shrewsbury (Worcester county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Harlow, Hiram (Photographer)

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Conservation Note

NEEDS PRESERVATION: The left side of this negative is broken off.

Description Level

Item

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