The Cook Family, Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, 29374-A

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1890-1929

GUSN

GUSN-388877

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Hiram Harlow photographic collection, 1890s-1920s
Glass Plate Negatives
Miscellaneous portraits
Identified
The Cook Family, Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, 29374-A
(current record)

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

Description

The image features a group portrait of the Cook Family in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts. It depicts eleven individuals of various ages, dressed in formal attire, seated and standing on the porch of a house. The background includes part of their house with a porch railing and climbing plants visible.

Details

Descriptive Terms

men (male humans)
women (female humans)
children (people by age group)
families
group portraits
houses
residential structures
exterior views
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP010773
A-Series negative 29374-A

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC029

Collection Name

Hiram Harlow photographic collection, 1890s-1920s

Date of Acquisition

1971

Reference Code

PC029.001.002.001.29374-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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