"Old Schoolhouse", district no. 4, Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, 28762-A

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1914-12-11

GUSN

GUSN-388433

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Hiram Harlow photographic collection, 1890s-1920s
Glass Plate Negatives
Schools
Shrewsbury, Massachusetts
"Old Schoolhouse", district no. 4, Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, 28762-A
(current record)

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

Description

The image shows a small, single-story wooden building labeled as the "Old Schoolhouse," in district no. 4, in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts. The structure features a gabled roof, two windows on the visible facade, and a single door. A chimney rises from the roof and there is a patch of snow on the ground in front of the building.

Details

Descriptive Terms

schoolhouses
institutional buildings
exterior views
trees
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP010389
A-Series negative 28762-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

PC029.001.006.001.28762-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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