Balance Rock, Boylston Street, Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, 10273-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

ca. 1895

GUSN

GUSN-389311

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Hiram Harlow photographic collection, 1890s-1920s
Glass Plate Negatives
Landscapes
Shrewsbury, Massachusetts
Balance Rock, Boylston Street, Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, 10273-B
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Hiram Harlow photographic collection, 1890s-1920s
- Glass Plate Negatives
  - Landscapes
    - Shrewsbury, Massachusetts

Description

The image depicts Balance Rock located on Boylston Street in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts. The rock is perched prominently on top of a larger rock formation, surrounded by trees and vegetation.

Details

Descriptive Terms

boulder
trees
natural landscapes
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP011186
B-Series negative 10273-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC029

Collection Name

Hiram Harlow photographic collection, 1890s-1920s

Date of Acquisition

ca. 1971

Reference Code

PC029.001.009.004.10273-B

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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