Bell telephone station, Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, 29532-A

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1890-1929

GUSN

GUSN-389055

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Hiram Harlow photographic collection, 1890s-1920s
Glass Plate Negatives
Commercial buildings
Shrewsbury, Massachusetts
Bell telephone station, Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, 29532-A
(current record)

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Hiram Harlow photographic collection, 1890s-1920s
- Glass Plate Negatives
  - Commercial buildings
    - Shrewsbury, Massachusetts

Description

The image shows a bell telephone station in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts. It depicts three men on the porch of the building with a sign that reads âTelephone.â In front of the building, there is a horse hitched to a carriage. The building has shutters and a covered porch. Trees are visible in the background.

Details

Descriptive Terms

telephone systems
buildings (structures)
exterior views
men (male humans)
horse-drawn vehicles
trees
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP010931
A-Series negative 29532-A

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC029

Collection Name

Hiram Harlow photographic collection, 1890s-1920s

Date of Acquisition

ca. 1971

Reference Code

PC029.001.004.003.29532-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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