Post Office (O. E. Hager Store), North Dana, Dana, MA., 27104-A

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1895-1940

GUSN

GUSN-373243

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Description

The image depicts the O. E. Hager Store in North Dana, Dana, Massachusetts, which also serves as a post office. The building is a two-story structure with a signboard advertising various goods including dry goods, groceries, crockery, hardware, boots, shoes, paints, and oils. A bicycle is propped against the front steps, and a person stands near the entrance.

Details

Descriptive Terms

post offices
grocery stores
hardware stores
commercial buildings
exterior views
utility poles
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP001584
A-Series negative 27104-A

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC031

Collection Name

Donald W. Howe photographic collection of Quabbin Valley views, 1900s-1930s

Date of Acquisition

1960

Reference Code

PC031.001.003.27104-A

Places

North Dana (Worcester county, Massachusetts) [deserted settlement]

Record Details

Originator

Howe, Donald William, 1892-1977 (Photographer)

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Subjects

Post office buildings
Architectural photography

Description Level

Item

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