Jonathan Corwin House (The Witch House), Salem, Massachusetts, GN-626

Description

The image shows the Jonathan Corwin House, also known as The Witch House, located in Salem, Massachusetts. The building features a clapboard exterior with double-hung windows. A sign identifies it as the "Witch House," and several commercial signs are displayed, including those for a plumber and a laundry. The structure is two stories tall with a prominent roof and visible utility wires above.

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Descriptive Terms

houses
residential structures
exterior views
historic houses
storefronts
commercial buildings
utility poles
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP004764
Noyes negative GN-626

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC038

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC038.01.007.GN-626

Places

Salem (Essex county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Noyes, George E. (Photographer)

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

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Jonathan Corwin House (The Witch House), Salem, Massachusetts, GN-626

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