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Pickering House, built 1660, Salem, Mass., 1905

Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1905

Location Note

Postcards: Mass: Salem: Pickering House

GUSN

GUSN-197677

Description

A man and two boys stand on the sidewalk in front of the Pickering House. The house was built by John Pickering and is located at 18 Broad Street. It was the birthplace of Colonel Timothy Pickering who served in the Revolutionary War and held cabinet posts in subsequent years.

Details

Descriptive Terms

exterior views
houses
dwellings
military personnel
postcards

Additional Identification Number

DigitalID 002445
AccessID 4502
Other identifier HNEDID-002445

Physical Description

1 postcard

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Reference Code

PC001.03.01.USMA.4110.1160.001

Date Notes

1905 ca.

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. George W. Towne, 26 November 1940.

Places

Salem (Essex county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Material Type

postcards

Other People

Pickering, Timothy, 1745-1829

Other Organizations

Rotograph Co.
Puritan Art Co.

Subjects

Architectural photography
Broad Street (Salem, Mass.)
Revolutionary War

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Postcards: Mass: Salem: Pickering House

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