Street view of the Ruggles-Fayerweather House, Cambridge, Mass., circa 1900

Collection Type

  • Photography

Location Note

Geographic / Mass. / Cambridge

GUSN

GUSN-359106

Description

One mounted black-and-white photographic print of a street view of the Ruggles-Fayerweather House on Brattle Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts. In the bottom right corner, an unidentifed young boy is standing next to the fence running in front of the property. The third floor of the house is obscured by a tree in the front yard.The photographer is unknown. The photograph is dated circa 1900.

Details

Descriptive Terms

historic houses
houses
three-story
Colonial American styles
picket fences
boys
trees
exterior views
photographic prints
mounts (secondary support)

Physical Descrption

1 photographic print : black-and-white, mounted; 5 1/4 x 8 1/2 inches

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Date of Acquisition

2019

Reference Code

PC001.02.01.USMA.0500.0180.001

Acqusition Type

Gift

Date Notes

circa 1900

Credit Line

Gift of Dr. Margo J. Moore, 2019

Places

Cambridge (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Material Type

photographic prints
mounts (secondary support)

Other People

Ruggles, George
Fayerweather, Thomas, 1724-1805

Subjects

Photograph
House

Restrictions

Staining on front and back of mount and a small burn on the front of the mount damaged the print.

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Geographic / Mass. / Cambridge

Related Items

Moore family cartes-de-visite album Cambridge, Mass., 1896-1901

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