Clam shanty town, Newburyport, Massachusetts, GN-696a

Description

The image depicts a clam shanty town with a row of small wooden shanties lining a dirt road. Several utility poles run alongside the road and a large building with shuttered windows is visible on the right. The background features a body of water and more shanties. A person is seated near one of the shanties.

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Descriptive Terms

shantytowns
clams
streetscapes
tracks (transit system elements)
utility poles
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP004848
Noyes negative GN-696a

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC038

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC038.01.007.GN-696a

Places

Newburyport (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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Clam shanty town, Newburyport, Massachusetts, GN-696a

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