Cemetery afer ice storm, Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, 28889-A

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1890-1929

GUSN

GUSN-388507

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Hiram Harlow photographic collection, 1890s-1920s
Glass Plate Negatives
Cemeteries
Shrewsbury, Massachusetts
Cemetery afer ice storm, Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, 28889-A
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Hiram Harlow photographic collection, 1890s-1920s
- Glass Plate Negatives
  - Cemeteries
    - Shrewsbury, Massachusetts

Description

A cemetery in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts is shown after an ice storm. Trees are coated in ice, with branches bent or broken under the weight. Tombstones and cemetery fencing are partially visible amidst the icy landscape.

Details

Descriptive Terms

cemeteries
snow (precipitation)
ice storms
headstones (tombstones)
trees
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP012415
A-Series negative 28889-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

PC029.001.008.001.28889-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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