Merrimac Street, Newburyport, Massachusetts, GN-2519b

Description

The image depicts Merrimac Street in Newburyport, Massachusetts. The street is lined with multi-story wooden buildings. Several early 20th-century automobiles are visible on the cobblestone road, along with a utility pole carrying overhead wires. A man is walking along the sidewalk and a shop sign is visible on one of the buildings.

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Descriptive Terms

streetscapes
commercial buildings
exterior views
automobiles
tracks (transit system elements)
utility poles
photographs
photographic film (photographic materials)
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP005858
Noyes negative GN-2519b

Physical Descrption

1 film negative

Collection Code

PC038

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC038.01.020.GN-2519b

Date Notes

Created Month: 04, Copied Month: 05

Places

Newburyport (Essex county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Noyes, George E. (Photographer)

Material Type

photographic film (photographic materials)
negatives (photographic)

Conservation Note

Original nitrate negative destroyed 1982-05.

Description Level

Item

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Merrimac Street, Newburyport, Massachusetts, GN-2519b

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