Weld Boat House, Cambridge, Mass.

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Date

1890

GUSN

GUSN-324147

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General photographic collection
Standard-size photographs, 1860s-2000s
Geographic locations
Massachusetts
Massachusetts - Cambridge
Massachusetts - Cambridge - Ancient - Unmounted
Weld Boat House, Cambridge, Mass.
(current record)

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General photographic collection
- Standard-size photographs, 1860s-2000s
  - Geographic locations
    - Massachusetts
      - Massachusetts - Cambridge
        Massachusetts - Cambridge - Ancient - Unmounted
        Exterior view of no. 19 Eliot Street, Cambridge, Mass., undated
        Exterior view of the Manning House, Cambridge, Mass.
        Exterior view of the Horseford Place, Cambridge, Mass., 1902
        Exterior view of the Waterhouse House, Cambridge, Mass., undated
        Weld Boat House, Cambridge, Mass. (current record)
        Exterior View of Cox-Hicks house, 98 Winthrop Street, Cambridge, Mass.

Description

Weld was the founder of the Weld Boat Club and he provided funds for a wooden boat house constructed in 1890. A smoke stack can be seen in the image. Railway trestles can be seen to the right of the boat house.

Details

Descriptive Terms

exterior views
boathouses
universities (buildings)
black-and-white prints (photographs)

Physical Descrption

1 black-and-white print ; 6 x 8 inches

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Reference Code

PC001.02.01.USMA.0500.0030.005

Image Dimensions

6 x 8 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Greg Smart, October 1997

Places

Cambridge (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)
Charles (Massachusetts) [river]

Record Details

Material Type

black-and-white prints (photographs)

Other People

Weld, George Walker, 1840-1905

Other Organizations

Harvard University

Subjects

Charles River Road (Cambridge, Mass.)
Boylston Street (Cambridge, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

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