Location where the "Blessing of the Bay" was launched, Somerville, Massachusetts, 19257-A

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

ca. 1890

GUSN

GUSN-386469

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Annie Haven Thwing Photographic Collection, circa 1890-1900
Negatives
Somerville (Middlesex County, Massachusetts)
Location where the "Blessing of the Bay" was launched, Somerville, Massachusetts, 19257-A
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Annie Haven Thwing Photographic Collection, circa 1890-1900
- Negatives
  - Somerville (Middlesex County, Massachusetts)

Description

The image shows a rocky shoreline with a body of water in Somerville, Massachusetts, where the "Blessing of the Bay" was launched. There are four people visible: a woman dressed in a long skirt with a hat, and three children dressed in coats and hats, standing by the water. The background includes distant industrial structures across the water.

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Descriptive Terms

People
children (people by age group)
rivers
buildings (structures)
photographic film (photographic materials)
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP022569
A-Series negative 19257-A

Physical Descrption

1 film negative

Collection Code

PC098

Collection Name

Annie Haven Thwing Photographic Collection, circa 1890-1900

Reference Code

PC098.01.46.19257-A

Places

Somerville (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Thwing, Annie Haven, 1851-1940 (Photographer)

Material Type

photographic film (photographic materials)
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

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