Market Square, Newburyport, Massachusetts, GN-2229

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1890

GUSN

GUSN-377647

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George E. Noyes photographic collection, 1860s-1940s
Negatives
Negative numbers GN2201-GN2295
Market Square, Newburyport, Massachusetts, GN-2229
(current record)

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George E. Noyes photographic collection, 1860s-1940s
- Negatives
  - Negative numbers GN2201-GN2295

Description

The image depicts Market Square in Newburyport, Massachusetts, covered in snow. Several brick buildings line the street, with signs visible, including one for "Temperance Coffee Rooms." A horse-drawn sleigh is traveling through the snow-covered street and a few people are gathered near the building entrances. Telegraph poles and wires are visible against the sky.

Details

Descriptive Terms

streetscapes
commercial buildings
exterior views
horse-drawn vehicles
utility poles
snow (precipitation)
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP005659
Noyes negative GN-2229

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC038

Collection Name

George E. Noyes photographic collection, 1860s-1940s

Reference Code

PC038.01.017.GN-2229

Places

Newburyport (Essex county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Noyes, George E. (Photographer)

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

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