Little Red Schoolhouse, West Main Street, District No. 5, Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, 28920-A

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1890-1929

GUSN

GUSN-388538

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Description

The image shows the Little Red Schoolhouse located on West Main Street, District No. 5, in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts. A small, one-story brick building is visible, with a simple rectangular design and a pitched roof. Adjacent to the schoolhouse is an outbuilding with stacked wood nearby, and several bare trees surround the structures.

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Descriptive Terms

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

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP012446
A-Series negative 28920-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

PC029.001.006.001.28920-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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