John Webber Tavern, site of the Shawshine Old Tavern (old trading station), Bedford, H-1216c

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1890-1939

GUSN

GUSN-378874

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Halliday Historic Photograph Company photographic collection, 1890s-1930s
Negatives
Massachusetts
Bedford
John Webber Tavern, site of the Shawshine Old Tavern (old trading station), Bedford, H-1216c
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Halliday Historic Photograph Company photographic collection, 1890s-1930s
- Negatives
  - Massachusetts
    - Bedford

Description

The image shows the John Webber Tavern, located at the site of the Shawshine Old Tavern, an old trading station in Bedford. The structure is a long, two-story wooden building featuring multiple windows with shutters and a pitched roof. There are trees in the foreground and a stone wall is visible running parallel to the building.

Details

Descriptive Terms

taverns
commercial buildings
exterior views
historic sites
trees
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP008411
Halliday negative H-1216c

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC027

Collection Name

Halliday Historic Photograph Company photographic collection, 1890s-1930s

Reference Code

PC027.001.001.006.H-1216c

Places

Bedford (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Halliday Historic Photograph Co.

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

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