Gravestone ofMrs. May Walker, First Burying Ground, Woburn, Massachusetts, 19342-A

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

ca. 1890

GUSN

GUSN-386554

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Annie Haven Thwing Photographic Collection, circa 1890-1900
Negatives
Woburn (Middlesex County, Massachusetts)
Gravestone ofMrs. May Walker, First Burying Ground, Woburn, Massachusetts, 19342-A
(current record)

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Annie Haven Thwing Photographic Collection, circa 1890-1900
- Negatives
  - Woburn (Middlesex County, Massachusetts)
    - Jay Nichols House, North Woburn, Massachusetts, 19339-A
    - First Meeting House, Woburn, Massachusetts, 19340-A
    - Gravestone of Lieutenant James Lawle circa 1714, First Burying Ground, Woburn, Massachusetts, 19341-A
    - Gravestone ofMrs. May Walker, First Burying Ground, Woburn, Massachusetts, 19342-A (current record)
    - First Burying Ground, Woburn, Massachusetts, 19343-A
    - Rumford House, North Woburn, Massachusetts, 19341-A

Description

The image depicts a graveyard scene with multiple gravestones, including the gravestone of Mrs. May Walker as indicated in the title. The gravestones are situated among trees, and a structure is visible in the background at the First Burying Ground in Woburn, Massachusetts.

Details

Descriptive Terms

houses
trees
grass (plant material)
headstones (tombstones)
graveyards
photographic film (photographic materials)
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP022655
A-Series negative 19342-A

Physical Descrption

1 film negative

Collection Code

PC098

Collection Name

Annie Haven Thwing Photographic Collection, circa 1890-1900

Reference Code

PC098.01.55.19342-A

Places

Woburn (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Thwing, Annie Haven, 1851-1940 (Photographer)

Material Type

photographic film (photographic materials)
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

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