Old post office, Hull, Massachusetts, H-1811

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1890-1939

GUSN

GUSN-379686

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Halliday Historic Photograph Company photographic collection, 1890s-1930s
Negatives
Massachusetts
Hull
Old post office, Hull, Massachusetts, H-1811
(current record)

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Halliday Historic Photograph Company photographic collection, 1890s-1930s
- Negatives
  - Massachusetts
    - Hull
      - Unidentified house, used as French barracks, Hull, Massachusetts, H-1810
      - Old post office, Hull, Massachusetts, H-1811 (current record)
      - Unidentified house, former residence of John Boyle O'Reilly, Hull, Massachusetts, H-1812
      - Gardner House, Nantasket Beach, Hull, Massachusetts, H-2125

Description

The image shows a view of the old post office in Hull, Massachusetts. The building, labeled "POST OFFICE," is a small structure with two windows and a door, situated next to a larger building identified as "Powder Cottage." Both buildings are surrounded by a white picket fence and there are trees partially visible in the background.

Details

Descriptive Terms

post offices
institutional buildings
exterior views
historic buildings
streets
fences
trees
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP009228
Halliday negative H-1811

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC027

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC027.001.001.036.H-1811

Places

Hull (Plymouth County, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Halliday Historic Photograph Co.

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

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