Main Street, looking east, Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, 29400-A

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1890-1929

GUSN

GUSN-388908

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Hiram Harlow photographic collection, 1890s-1920s
Glass Plate Negatives
Houses and residents
Shrewsbury, Massachusetts
Main Street, looking east, Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, 29400-A
(current record)

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

Description

The image depicts Main Street in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, looking east. Snow covers the street, revealing tracks running down the center. Buildings line both sides of the street and leafless trees are visible throughout the scene. Utility poles and wires are present along the street.

Details

Descriptive Terms

streets
tracks (transit system elements)
snow (precipitation)
utility poles
trees
photographs
houses
residential structures
exterior views
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP010799
A-Series negative 29400-A

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC029

Collection Name

Hiram Harlow photographic collection, 1890s-1920s

Date of Acquisition

1971

Reference Code

PC029.001.001.006.29400-A

Places

Shrewsbury (Worcester county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Harlow, Hiram (Photographer)

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

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