Unidentified sheds, showing men and horses, at lumber camp, West Boylston, Massachusetts, 10320-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1890-1929

GUSN

GUSN-389340

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Hiram Harlow photographic collection, 1890s-1920s
Glass Plate Negatives
Work life and facilities
West Boylston, Massachusetts
Unidentified sheds, showing men and horses, at lumber camp, West Boylston, Massachusetts, 10320-B
(current record)

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Hiram Harlow photographic collection, 1890s-1920s
- Glass Plate Negatives
  - Work life and facilities
    - West Boylston, Massachusetts
      - Wagon and team of horses with driver in front of liquor store, West Boylston, Massachusetts, 10319-B
      - Unidentified sheds, showing men and horses, at lumber camp, West Boylston, Massachusetts, 10320-B (current record)
      - Working on the Wachusett Reservoir, West Boylston, Massachusetts, 10397-B
      - Workmen excavating for the Wachusett Reservoir, West Boylston, Massachusetts, 10412-B
      - Clarendon Mills, West Boylston, Massachusetts, 10413-B

Description

The image shows a lumber camp in West Boylston, Massachusetts, featuring several unidentified sheds. Men and horses are visible near the sheds, surrounded by logs and a wooded area in the background. A ladder leans against one of the sheds and a chimney is visible on the roof.

Details

Descriptive Terms

lumber camps
sheds (storage structures)
workers
horse-drawn vehicles
trees
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP011233
B-Series negative 10320-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC029

Collection Name

Hiram Harlow photographic collection, 1890s-1920s

Date of Acquisition

ca. 1971

Reference Code

PC029.001.003.007.10320-B

Places

West Boylston (Worcester county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Harlow, Hiram (Photographer)

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

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