Roger Williams House (Old Witch House), Salem, Massachusetts, H-2599d

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1896

GUSN

GUSN-380468

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Description

The image depicts the Roger Williams House, also known as the Old Witch House, in Salem, Massachusetts. The house is a two-story structure with a steep, pitched roof and wooden siding. There is a sign hanging above the entrance and the yard is bordered by a white picket fence. A tree and some bare shrubs are visible in the foreground.

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Descriptive Terms

houses
residential structures
exterior views
historic houses
pharmacy
commercial buildings
trees
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP010021
Halliday negative H-2599d

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC027

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC027.001.001.074.H-2599d

Places

Salem (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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