Atkinson Common, Observation Tower, Newburyport, Massachusetts, GN-2506

Description

The image shows a stone observation tower located in Atkinson Common, Newburyport, Massachusetts. The tower is cylindrical with multiple arched openings and is surrounded by trees. A gravel path leads directly to the base of the tower.

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Descriptive Terms

parks (recreation areas)
towers (single built works)
observatories
historic buildings
trees
photographs
photographic film (photographic materials)
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP005837
Noyes negative GN-2506

Physical Descrption

1 film negative

Collection Code

PC038

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC038.01.020.GN-2506

Date Notes

Copied Month: 05

Places

Newburyport (Essex county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Noyes, George E. (Photographer)

Material Type

photographic film (photographic materials)
negatives (photographic)

Conservation Note

Original nitrate negative destroyed 1982-05.

Description Level

Item

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Atkinson Common, Observation Tower, Newburyport, Massachusetts, GN-2506

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