Putnam House, Roxbury, Massachusetts, 19186-A

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

ca. 1890

GUSN

GUSN-386402

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Description

The image depicts Putnam House in Roxbury, Massachusetts. The building is a multi-story structure with multiple windows and signs, including one that reads "Boarding Stable". A horse-drawn wagon is visible in front of the building, and a child is walking in the snow-covered foreground. Several bare trees can be seen in the background.

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Descriptive Terms

houses
streets
trees
snow (precipitation)
People
horse-drawn vehicles
awnings
storefronts
signs (declatory or advertising artifacts)
photographic film (photographic materials)
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP022499
A-Series negative 19186-A

Physical Descrption

1 film negative

Collection Code

PC098

Collection Name

Annie Haven Thwing Photographic Collection, circa 1890-1900

Reference Code

PC098.01.42.19186-A

Places

Roxbury (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]

Record Details

Originator

Thwing, Annie Haven, 1851-1940 (Photographer)

Material Type

photographic film (photographic materials)
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

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