Interior view of the keeping room in the Iron Works House, two women working on needlework, Saugus, Massachusetts, 7967-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1917

GUSN

GUSN-387162

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Wallace Nutting photographic collection, 1910s-1930s
Glass Plate Negatives and Transparencies
Houses
Massachusetts
Saugus
Interior view of the keeping room in the Iron Works House, two women working on needlework, Saugus, Massachusetts, 7967-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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        Interior room in the Iron Works House, woman working on needlework, Saugus, Massachusetts, 7966-B
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Description

The image shows the interior of the keeping room in the Iron Works House, Saugus, Massachusetts. Two women are engaged in needlework, sitting on wooden chairs. The room features various furnishings, including a woven rug on the floor, a large fireplace with hanging pots, a wall-mounted clock, and a candle holder.

Details

Descriptive Terms

houses
residential structures
interior views
keeping rooms
ironworks (factories)
historic houses
women (female humans)
needlework (visual works)
chairs (furniture forms)
photographs
transparencies
positives (photographs)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP013674
B-Series negative 7967-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate transparency

Collection Code

PC039

Collection Name

Wallace Nutting photographic collection, 1910s-1930s

Date of Acquisition

1969

Reference Code

PC039.001.001.001.005.7967-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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