Tablet in Prospect Hill, Somerville, Massachusetts, 19262-A

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

ca. 1890

GUSN

GUSN-386474

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Annie Haven Thwing Photographic Collection, circa 1890-1900
Negatives
Somerville (Middlesex County, Massachusetts)
Tablet in Prospect Hill, Somerville, Massachusetts, 19262-A
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Annie Haven Thwing Photographic Collection, circa 1890-1900
- Negatives
  - Somerville (Middlesex County, Massachusetts)

Description

The image shows a gravestone or memorial tablet behind a picket fence. The inscription reads: "ON THIS HILLSIDE JAMES MILLER, A MINUTE MAN, AGED 65, WAS SLAIN BY THE BRITISH, APRIL 19, 1775." The background includes what appears to be a house or building partially visible through the fence.

Details

Descriptive Terms

tablets
fences
headstones (tombstones)
memorials
photographic film (photographic materials)
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP022574
A-Series negative 19262-A

Physical Descrption

1 film negative

Collection Code

PC098

Collection Name

Annie Haven Thwing Photographic Collection, circa 1890-1900

Reference Code

PC098.01.46.19262-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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