Interior room in the Iron Works House, woman writing with a quill, Saugus, Massachusetts, 7965-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1916

GUSN

GUSN-387160

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Wallace Nutting photographic collection, 1910s-1930s
Glass Plate Negatives and Transparencies
Houses
Massachusetts
Saugus
Interior room in the Iron Works House, woman writing with a quill, Saugus, Massachusetts, 7965-B
(current record)

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Wallace Nutting photographic collection, 1910s-1930s
- Glass Plate Negatives and Transparencies
  - Houses
    - Massachusetts
      - Saugus
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Description

The image shows the interior view of a kitchen in the Iron Works House in Saugus, Massachusetts. A woman, dressed in period attire, is seated at a small table writing with a quill. The room features wooden beams on the ceiling, various chairs, a fireplace on the left, and a shelf with several items on the wall. The floor is adorned with woven rugs.

Details

Descriptive Terms

houses
residential structures
interior views
ironworks (factories)
historic houses
women (female humans)
tables (support furniture)
chairs (furniture forms)
fireplaces
photographs
transparencies
positives (photographs)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP013672
B-Series negative 7965-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate transparency

Collection Code

PC039

Collection Name

Wallace Nutting photographic collection, 1910s-1930s

Date of Acquisition

1969

Reference Code

PC039.001.001.001.005.7965-B

Places

Saugus (Essex county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Nutting, Wallace, 1861-1941 (Photographer)

Material Type

transparencies
positives (photographs)

Description Level

Item

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