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Interior of Meeting House, Hingham ("Old Ship Meeting House").

Description

An interior view of the Old Ship Meeting House in Hingham, Massachusetts, the only surviving 17th century meeting house in the United States. Pews fan outward from the pulpit, which has staircases on either side of it, a sounding-board above it, and two Palladian windows behind it. Pews occupy the galleries on both sides of the interior, and under the galleries there are box pews. The view is from one of the galleries.

Details

Descriptive Terms

braces (supporting elements)
hip roofs
pulpits
galleries (upper level spaces)
meeting houses (religious buildings)
pews
box pews
American Colonial
interior views
black-and-white prints (photographs)
photographs

Additional Identification Number

DigitalID 000196
AccessID 303
Other identifier HNEDID-000196

Physical Description

1 photograph

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Reference Code

PC001.02.01.USMA.1320.0150.004

Date Notes

September 1922

Places

Hingham (Plymouth County, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Woodside, W. E. (Photographer)

Material Type

black-and-white prints (photographs)
photographs

Subjects

Architectural photography

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Large - Geo - Massahusetts - Hingham - Old Ship - Unmounted

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