Unidentified colonial house, Cambridge, Massachusetts, H-1330

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1890-1939

GUSN

GUSN-379074

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Halliday Historic Photograph Company photographic collection, 1890s-1930s
Negatives
Massachusetts
Cambridge
Unidentified colonial house, Cambridge, Massachusetts, H-1330
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Halliday Historic Photograph Company photographic collection, 1890s-1930s
- Negatives
  - Massachusetts
    - Cambridge

Description

The image depicts a large, colonial-style house located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The house features a gambrel roof with dormer windows and two prominent chimneys. There is a covered porch with columns on the left side and a balcony above the entrance, which is adorned with decorative elements. The surrounding area includes a grassy lawn and trees.

Details

Descriptive Terms

houses
residential structures
exterior views
trees
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP008614
Halliday negative H-1330

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC027

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC027.001.001.016.H-1330

Places

Cambridge (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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