Olive Gleason, daughter of photographer Walter Gleason, Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, 28837-A

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1890-1929

GUSN

GUSN-388456

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Hiram Harlow photographic collection, 1890s-1920s
Glass Plate Negatives
Miscellaneous portraits
Identified
Olive Gleason, daughter of photographer Walter Gleason, Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, 28837-A
(current record)

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Hiram Harlow photographic collection, 1890s-1920s
- Glass Plate Negatives
  - Miscellaneous portraits
    - Identified

Description

The image shows a young girl named Olive Gleason standing on a wooden platform in front of a large tree. She is wearing a coat, a hat with a floral decoration, a dress, leggings, and lace-up boots. The background includes visible foliage and part of a cemetery.

Details

Descriptive Terms

girls
portraits
trees
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP012363
A-Series negative 28837-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

PC029.001.002.001.28837-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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