Paul Revere Bell in High School, Wakefield, Massachusetts, H-2744d

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1915-08-20

GUSN

GUSN-380588

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Halliday Historic Photograph Company photographic collection, 1890s-1930s
Negatives
Massachusetts
Wakefield
Paul Revere Bell in High School, Wakefield, Massachusetts, H-2744d
(current record)

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Halliday Historic Photograph Company photographic collection, 1890s-1930s
- Negatives
  - Massachusetts
    - Wakefield
      - Emerson House, Wakefield, Massachusetts, H-2740
      - Unidentified house, Wakefield, Massachusetts, H-2741
      - Unidentified house, Wakefield, Massachusetts, H-2742
      - Paul Revere Bell in High School, Wakefield, Massachusetts, H-2744b
      - Paul Revere Bell in High School, Wakefield, Massachusetts, H-2744d (current record)
      - Isaac Green House, Wakefield, Massachusetts, H-2745

Description

The image shows a large bell inscribed with the words "Revere & Son Boston," mounted in an exterior structure. This is identified as the Paul Revere Bell located at a high school in Wakefield, Massachusetts. The bell is positioned within a wooden or metal frame and balustrades are visible around it.

Details

Descriptive Terms

bells (idiophones)
artifacts (object genre)
high schools (buildings)
institutional buildings
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP010141
Halliday negative H-2744d

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC027

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC027.001.001.084.H-2744d

Places

Wakefield (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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