Pratt Block, showing Knowlton's Meat Market and post office, Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, 29166-A

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1890-1929

GUSN

GUSN-388688

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Description

The image depicts a two-story wooden building labeled "E.W. Knowlton, Provisions" which also houses a post office, located in Pratt Block, Shrewsbury, Massachusetts. In front of the building, three individuals stand on the porch: one to the left near the corner, another in the center, and a third near the entrance.

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Descriptive Terms

butcher shops
post offices
commercial buildings
exterior views
men (male humans)
women (female humans)
children (people by age group)
utility poles
photographs
negatives (photographic)
photographic film (photographic materials)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP010564
A-Series negative 29166-A

Physical Descrption

1 film negative

Collection Code

PC029

Collection Name

Hiram Harlow photographic collection, 1890s-1920s

Date of Acquisition

1971

Reference Code

PC029.001.004.003.29166-A

Places

Shrewsbury (Worcester county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Harlow, Hiram (Photographer)

Material Type

negatives (photographic)
photographic film (photographic materials)

Description Level

Item

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