Door of Public Library, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, GN-599

Description

The image depicts the entrance of the Public Library in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The entrance features a set of steps leading up to a door flanked by four columns, with a sign above that reads "PUBLIC LIBRARY." The building's facade is covered with vines and there are large windows on either side of the entrance.

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Descriptive Terms

public libraries (buildings)
institutional buildings
exterior views
doors
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP004728
Noyes negative GN-599

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC038

Collection Name

George E. Noyes photographic collection, 1860s-1940s

Reference Code

PC038.01.006.GN-599

Places

Portsmouth (Rockingham county, New Hampshire)

Record Details

Originator

Noyes, George E. (Photographer)

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

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Door of Public Library, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, GN-599

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