Women heckling flax in Memorial Hall, Deerfield, Massachusetts, 8034-A

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1880-1889

GUSN

GUSN-389924

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Description

The image shows a woman seated on a chair in Memorial Hall, Deerfield, Massachusetts, engaging in the process of heckling flax. She is dressed in period attire, including a bonnet. In front of her, another chair is positioned, supporting a tool used for flax processing.

Details

Descriptive Terms

women (female humans)
costumes (character dress)
museums (buildings)
institutional buildings
flax (fiber)
combs (textile working equipment)
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP027165
A-Series negative 8034-A

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC021

Collection Name

Emma Lewis Coleman photographic collection, 1880s

Date of Acquisition

1925

Reference Code

PC021.001.005.8034-A

Date Notes

Acquired month: 04

Places

Deerfield (Franklin county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Coleman, Emma Lewis (Photographer)

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

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