Interior room in the Iron Works House, woman writing with a quill at a desk, Saugus, Massachusetts, 7962-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1916

GUSN

GUSN-387158

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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 writing with a quill at a desk, Saugus, Massachusetts, 7962-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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        Interior room in the Iron Works House, woman working on needlework, Saugus, Massachusetts, 7961-B
        Interior room in the Iron Works House, woman writing with a quill at a desk, Saugus, Massachusetts, 7962-B (current record)
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Description

The image shows an interior view of the kitchen in the Iron Works House in Saugus, Massachusetts. A woman is seated at a wooden desk, writing with a quill. The room contains period furnishings, including a fireplace with pots, a round table with a candlestick, wooden chairs, and a woven rug on the floor. A basket is placed on the desk and framed by rustic wooden beams and doors.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP013669
B-Series negative 7962-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate transparency

Collection Code

PC039

Collection Name

Wallace Nutting photographic collection, 1910s-1930s

Date of Acquisition

1969

Reference Code

PC039.001.001.001.005.7962-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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