Crossroads, famous Beaman oak at far right, Thomas Harlow house at right, "Cider Mill House" at left, and Mr. Shepard's paint shop at far left, West Boylston, Massachusetts, 10399-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

ca. 1900

GUSN

GUSN-389402

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Hiram Harlow photographic collection, 1890s-1920s
Glass Plate Negatives
Landscapes
West Boylston, Massachusetts
Crossroads, famous Beaman oak at far right, Thomas Harlow house at right, "Cider Mill House" at left, and Mr. Shepard's paint shop at far left, West Boylston, Massachusetts, 10399-B
(current record)

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Hiram Harlow photographic collection, 1890s-1920s
- Glass Plate Negatives
  - Landscapes
    - West Boylston, Massachusetts
      - Unidentified stone tower on a hill, built in 1889, West Boylston, Massachusetts, 10305-B
      - West Boylston Valley, West Boylston, Massachusetts, 10335-B
      - Crossroads, famous Beaman oak at far right, Thomas Harlow house at right, "Cider Mill House" at left, and Mr. Shepard's paint shop at far left, West Boylston, Massachusetts, 10399-B (current record)
      - Land cleared for the Wachusett Reservoir, West Boylston, Massachusetts, 10402-B
      - Stone bridge over the Nashua River, washed away February 13, 1900, now under reservoir, West Boylston, Massachusetts, 10406-B
      - Clarendon Mills as the water for the Wachusett Reservoir rises up around it, West Boylston, Massachusetts, 10407-B
      - View across valley after flooding of Wachusett Reservoir, West Boylston, Massachusetts, 10414-B

Description

The image shows a crossroads in West Boylston, Massachusetts, featuring the famous Beaman oak on the far right. The Thomas Harlow house is visible on the right side. On the left side, the "Cider Mill House" is present alongside Mr. Shepard's paint shop at the far left. The scene is framed by a landscape of trees and open land.

Details

Descriptive Terms

roads
houses
residential structures
exterior views
horse-drawn vehicles
fences
trees
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP011312
B-Series negative 10399-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC029

Collection Name

Hiram Harlow photographic collection, 1890s-1920s

Date of Acquisition

ca. 1971

Reference Code

PC029.001.009.005.10399-B

Places

West Boylston (Worcester county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Harlow, Hiram (Photographer)

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

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