Stereograph of rustic bridge and Lake Waban, Hunnewell Estate, Wellesley, Mass.

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Date

1872

GUSN

GUSN-354316

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Description

A male figure, wearing a top hat, stands on the bridge and views Lake Waban and the Wellesley College skyline in the distance. Text on the image margin reads "Entered according to act of Congress, A.D. 1872, by Chas. Pollock, in the Office of Librarian of Congress at Washington. C. Seaver, Jr., Photog'r."

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Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
gardens
bridges (built works)
country houses
businessmen
colleges (buildings)
stereographs

Physical Descrption

1 stereograph

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Reference Code

PC001.04.01.USMA.2010.0180.001

Credit Line

Gift of William Sumner Appleton, February 28, 1928.

Places

Wellesley (Norfolk county, Massachusetts)
Lake Waban (Norfolk county, Massachusetts) [lake]

Record Details

Originator

Seaver, C. (Photographer)
Pollock, Charles, 1828-1900 (Publisher)

Material Type

stereographs

Other People

Hunnewell, Hollis Horatio, 1810-1902

Other Organizations

Wellesley College

Subjects

Architectural photography
Hunnewell Estate (Wellesley, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

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