Tablet on the General Rufus Putnam House, 344 Main Street, Rutland, Massachusetts, H-2551

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1890-1939

GUSN

GUSN-380434

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Halliday Historic Photograph Company photographic collection, 1890s-1930s
Negatives
Massachusetts
Rutland
Tablet on the General Rufus Putnam House, 344 Main Street, Rutland, Massachusetts, H-2551
(current record)

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Halliday Historic Photograph Company photographic collection, 1890s-1930s
- Negatives
  - Massachusetts
    - Rutland
      - General Rufus Putnam House, 344 Main Street, Rutland, Massachusetts, H-2550a
      - General Rufus Putnam House, 344 Main Street, Rutland, Massachusetts, H-2550b
      - General Rufus Putnam House, 344 Main Street, Rutland, Massachusetts, H-2550d
      - General Rufus Putnam House, 344 Main Street, Rutland, Massachusetts, H-2550f
      - Tablet on the General Rufus Putnam House, 344 Main Street, Rutland, Massachusetts, H-2551 (current record)
      - General Rufus Putnam House, 344 Main Street, Rutland, Massachusetts, H-2550c

Description

The image shows a tablet on the exterior of the General Rufus Putnam House at 344 Main Street, Rutland, Massachusetts. The tablet details the residence of General Rufus Putnam from 1781 to 1788, highlighting his roles as a soldier in the French and Indian War, an engineer during the evacuation of Boston, and a founder of the Ohio Company. It also mentions the company's settlement of Marietta on April 7, 1788, and the impact of Putnam's work on the dedication of the Great Northwest Territory to freedom, education, and religion.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP009988
Halliday negative H-2551

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC027

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC027.001.001.073.H-2551

Places

Rutland (Worcester county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Halliday Historic Photograph Co.

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

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