Logging Camp, Greenwich, Massachusetts, 27189-A

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1895-1940

GUSN

GUSN-373325

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Donald W. Howe photographic collection of Quabbin Valley views, 1900s-1930s
Negatives
Greenwich, Mass.
Logging Camp, Greenwich, Massachusetts, 27189-A
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Donald W. Howe photographic collection of Quabbin Valley views, 1900s-1930s
- Negatives
  - Greenwich, Mass.

Description

The image shows a group of men at a logging camp in Greenwich, Massachusetts. They are posed around and in front of a simple wooden structure with a slanted roof. Logs are scattered on the ground, and the forest is visible in the background. Some men are standing while others sit on logs or equipment.

Details

Descriptive Terms

lumber camps
loggers
woods (plant communities)
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP001666
A-Series negative 27189-A

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC031

Collection Name

Donald W. Howe photographic collection of Quabbin Valley views, 1900s-1930s

Date of Acquisition

1960

Reference Code

PC031.001.005.27189-A

Places

Greenwich (Worcester county, Massachusetts) [deserted settlement]

Record Details

Originator

Howe, Donald William, 1892-1977 (Photographer)

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Subjects

Loggers
Portraits, Group

Description Level

Item

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