Exterior view of Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes's summer house, Beverly, Massachusetts, H-1229a

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1890-1939

GUSN

GUSN-378892

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Description

The image shows an exterior view of Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes's summer house in Beverly, Massachusetts. The house is a two-story structure with a pitched roof and dormer windows. A striped awning covers a portion of the lower windows and a wooden fence runs across the foreground, with landscaping and foliage visible around the property.

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Descriptive Terms

summer houses (seasonal dwellings)
residential structures
exterior views
fences
trees
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP008430
Halliday negative H-1229a

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC027

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC027.001.001.008.H-1229a

Places

Beverly (Essex county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Halliday Historic Photograph Co.

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

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