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Album 6: Historic Homes of Eastern New England by Wilfred French

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

ca. 1890

GUSN

GUSN-191208

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Description

This album includes thirty-six 6 x 8 inch photographs of historic buildings in Dedham, Quincy, Cohasset, Hingham, Pembroke, Duxbury, Kingston, Woburn, Everett, Saugus, Sudbury, Concord, and Lexington, Massachusetts taken by Wilfred French circa 1890. There is emphasis on First Period buildings. The photographs are of excellent quality with considerable coverage of surrounding landscapes or streetscapes. Duplicates of these prints are filed in the General Photographic Collection - Standard-Size Prints.

Details

Descriptive Terms

historic houses
streetscapes
exterior views
landscapes (environments)
photograph albums
black-and-white prints (photographs)
clippings (information artifacts)

Additional Identification Number

Album Number 6

Physical Description

1 photograph album; 12 x 9.75 inches

Collection Code

PC009

Collection Name

Photograph albums collection

Reference Code

PC009.006

Image Dimensions

8 x 6 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Dedham (Norfolk county, Massachusetts)
Quincy (Norfolk county, Massachusetts)
Cohasset (Norfolk county, Massachusetts)
Hingham (Plymouth County, Massachusetts)
Pembroke (Plymouth County, Massachusetts)
Duxbury (Plymouth County, Massachusetts)
Kingston (Plymouth County, Massachusetts)
Woburn (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)
Everett (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)
Saugus (Essex county, Massachusetts)
Sudbury (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)
Concord (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)
Lexington (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

French, Wilfred A. (Photographer)

Material Type

photograph albums
black-and-white prints (photographs)
clippings (information artifacts)

Description Level

Item

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