Stereograph, the fountain, Potter's Grove, Arlington, Mass.

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GUSN-354349

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Description

The statue figure is a young boy with a large bird on his shoulder. Text in the margins reads "American views published by C.A. Beckford, 141 Essex Street, Salem, Mass."

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
fountains
gardens
statues
businessmen
stereographs

Physical Descrption

1 stereograph

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Reference Code

PC001.04.01.USMA.0060.0020.006

Credit Line

Gift of William Sumner Appleton, February 28, 1929.

Places

Arlington (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)
Salem (Essex county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Beckford, C. A. (Charles A.) (Photographer)

Material Type

stereographs

Other People

Potter, Joseph S.

Subjects

Garden ornaments and furniture

Description Level

Item

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