Work crew on road, Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, 28722-A

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1890-1929

GUSN

GUSN-388393

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Hiram Harlow photographic collection, 1890s-1920s
Glass Plate Negatives
Work life and facilities
Shrewsbury, Massachusetts
Work crew on road, Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, 28722-A
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Hiram Harlow photographic collection, 1890s-1920s
- Glass Plate Negatives
  - Work life and facilities
    - Shrewsbury, Massachusetts

Description

The image depicts a work crew on a road in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts. Two horses are hitched to a cart, and a man is standing in the cart. Two other men stand on the road, one holding a tool, with a wooden tripod structure nearby. In the background, there is a horse-drawn carriage and various trees and foliage.

Details

Descriptive Terms

workers
roads
horse-drawn vehicles
rock
walls
trees
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP010348
A-Series negative 28722-A

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC029

Collection Name

Hiram Harlow photographic collection, 1890s-1920s

Date of Acquisition

ca. 1928

Reference Code

PC029.001.003.006.28722-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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