Interior room in the Iron Works House, woman working on needlework, Saugus, Massachusetts, 7960-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1916

GUSN

GUSN-387156

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Wallace Nutting photographic collection, 1910s-1930s
Glass Plate Negatives and Transparencies
Houses
Massachusetts
Saugus
Interior room in the Iron Works House, woman working on needlework, Saugus, Massachusetts, 7960-B
(current record)

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Wallace Nutting photographic collection, 1910s-1930s
- Glass Plate Negatives and Transparencies
  - Houses
    - Massachusetts
      - Saugus
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Description

The image shows an interior room in the Iron Works House in Saugus, Massachusetts. A woman is seated, working on needlework. The room features period furniture, including a rocking chair, small tables, and a cupboard above a brick fireplace. Decorative items are placed on the mantel and tables and woven rugs cover the wooden floor.

Details

Descriptive Terms

houses
residential structures
interior views
ironworks (factories)
historic houses
women (female humans)
needlework (visual works)
tables (support furniture)
chairs (furniture forms)
fireplaces
photographs
transparencies
positives (photographs)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP013667
B-Series negative 7960-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate transparency

Collection Code

PC039

Collection Name

Wallace Nutting photographic collection, 1910s-1930s

Date of Acquisition

1969

Reference Code

PC039.001.001.001.005.7960-B

Places

Saugus (Essex county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Nutting, Wallace, 1861-1941 (Photographer)

Material Type

transparencies
positives (photographs)

Description Level

Item

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