The Old Powder House, Somerville, Massachusetts, H-2673b

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1890-1939

GUSN

GUSN-380542

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Description

The image shows the Old Powder House in Somerville, Massachusetts. It is a circular stone structure with a conical roof and a narrow entrance. Trees and shrubs surround the building and there is a tall tree on the right side of the image.

Details

Descriptive Terms

powder magazines
exterior views
historic buildings
parks (recreation areas)
trees
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP010095
Halliday negative H-2673b

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC027

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC027.001.001.078.H-2673b

Places

Somerville (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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