Ray Hickey's express (car), Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, 28763-A

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1916-10-24

GUSN

GUSN-388434

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Description

The image shows an early 20th-century express car owned by an individual named Ray Hickey in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts. The truck is loaded with large crates and boxes and a man is sitting in the driver's seat. Another man stands beside the truck, wearing a long coat and cap. The side of the truck bears the label "Hickey's Express, Shrewsbury."

Details

Descriptive Terms

automobiles
men (male humans)
luggage
streets
fences
trees
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP010390
A-Series negative 28763-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

PC029.001.003.006.28763-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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