Wallpaper in the Stocker-Wheelwright House, currently the property of the Newburyport Society for the Relief of Aged Women, Newburyport, Massachusetts, GN-848

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1860-1949

GUSN

GUSN-376986

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Description

The image depicts wallpaper in the Stocker-Wheelwright House, showing a maritime scene with sailing ships and boats on a body of water. Several figures are visible on the shore and in the vessels, engaging in various activities. In the background, buildings and a tower are visible, situated near the water. The wallpaper is part of the Newburyport Society for the Relief of Aged Women, located in Newburyport, Massachusetts.

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Descriptive Terms

houses
residential structures
interior views
historic houses
nonprofit organizations
wallpapers
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP004984
Noyes negative GN-848

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC038

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC038.01.009.GN-848

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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