Longfellow House, Cambridge, Massachusetts, CH315-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1888-1914

GUSN

GUSN-373025

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Description

The image depicts the Longfellow House in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The house is a large, symmetrical structure with three stories, featuring dormer windows and a pediment in the center of the roofline. Several people are gathered on the front steps and walkway, posing for the photograph. The house is surrounded by leafless trees and has a balustrade along the steps leading to the entrance.

Details

Descriptive Terms

houses
residential structures
exterior views
historic houses
group portraits
trees
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP002335
Chandler negative CH315-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC019

Collection Name

Horace Parker Chandler photographic collection

Date of Acquisition

1983

Reference Code

PC019.001.B.CH315-B

Places

Cambridge (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Chandler, Horace Parker (Photographer)

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Subjects

Historic buildings
Architectural photography

Description Level

Item

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