Henry Wadsworth Longfellow birthplace, Portland, Maine, H-2387

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1890-1939

GUSN

GUSN-380249

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Halliday Historic Photograph Company photographic collection, 1890s-1930s
Negatives
Maine
Portland
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow birthplace, Portland, Maine, H-2387
(current record)

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Halliday Historic Photograph Company photographic collection, 1890s-1930s
- Negatives
  - Maine
    - Portland
      - Tate House, Stroudwater, Portland, Maine, H-2385
      - Tate House, Stroudwater, Portland, Maine, H-2385b
      - Old Mill on the Stroudwater River, Portland, Maine, H-2386
      - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow birthplace, Portland, Maine, H-2387 (current record)

Description

The image depicts a three-story wooden house identified as the birthplace of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in Portland, Maine. The building features multiple windows with shutters and a small set of stairs leading to the front door. A fence encloses the front yard.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP009796
Halliday negative H-2387

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC027

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC027.001.003.007.H-2387

Places

Portland (Cumberland county, Maine)

Record Details

Originator

Halliday Historic Photograph Co.

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

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